# 119-hr-10379: Problem Solvers MAPS Act

119-hr-10379, Problem Solvers MAPS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10379
- Congress: 119
- Title: Problem Solvers MAPS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**This bill would require nonpartisan map-drawing by setting standards that prioritize fairness and communities over politics.** It focuses on making congressional districts contiguous, as compact as practicable, and equal in population while honoring existing counties, cities, tribal lands, and towns.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules for drawing congressional districts: benefit, high. If enacted, states would have to follow new rules when drawing any congressional district established on or after enactment. Districts would need to be contiguous, except where an area is surrounded by a body of water. States would have to make districts as compact as practicable and make populatio…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-10378: Problem Solvers TRUST Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10379 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10379)

## Related
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-10378: Problem Solvers TRUST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10378)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10379 (as of 2026-10-07).