# 119-hr-4632: Fair Representation Act

119-hr-4632, Fair Representation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4632
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fair Representation Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Would require ranked-choice voting for all U.S. Senate and House elections.** It also would push many States to use 3-to-5 member congressional districts and impose strict nonpartisan redistricting and transparency rules. - Voters: Ballots would let voters rank candidates. Single-seat races would use elimination rounds and multi-seat races would use a single-transferable-vote style count. - States and election officials: A federal commission would pay each State a per-registered-voter amount set between $4 and $8 to help update equipment, programming, ballots, audits, training, and voter education. - Representation and redistricting: States with six or more Representatives would use multi-member districts electing 3 to 5 members each. The bill would ban winner-take-all multiwinner methods when RCV is not used, set candidate-advancement rules for primaries, require public map data and analyses, and direct courts to draw plans if a State misses deadlines.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Court deadlines and tools to enforce maps: benefit, high. This bill would set one deadline to pass final congressional maps: the earliest of the State’s own deadline (including extensions), February 15 of the election year, or 90 days before the next federal primary. If a State misses or is likely to miss, any resident could sue in federal court; a three-…
- New primary and ballot advancement rules: benefit, high. This bill would set how many candidates move from primaries to the general ballot. In partisan primaries, a party would nominate up to the number of seats in the district. In nonpartisan primaries, at least five, or twice the number of seats, would advance (or more if State law allows). A State cou…
- Ranked-choice voting for federal races: benefit, high. This bill would require ranked-choice voting for U.S. House and Senate elections. Single-seat races would use single-seat ranked ballots; multi-seat races would use multi-seat ranked ballots. Ballots would let voters rank at least five candidates, and usually at least seats plus four. If ranked-cho…
- Stronger, transparent rules for map drawing: benefit, high. This bill would set ordered rules for drawing congressional maps and open the process to the public. Plans would have to follow the Constitution and Voting Rights Act and give protected groups a real chance to elect candidates, considering cohesion and racially polarized voting. Where practicable,…
- Multi-member House districts in most states: mixed, high. This bill would require States with six or more U.S. House seats to use districts that each elect three to five members, with equal population per member. States with five or fewer seats would elect all members at-large, and States with six or seven seats could choose to elect all at-large. If a co…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4632 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4632)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4632 (as of 2026-07-19).