# 119-hr-4889: To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.

119-hr-4889, To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4889
- Congress: 119
- Title: To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Limits each State to a single congressional redistricting between decennial apportionments.** It would base that limit on Congress's authority under Article I and the enforcement powers of the Fourteenth Amendment and allow redraws only when courts order them to fix constitutional or Voting Rights Act violations. - States and legislatures: Would generally be barred from adopting more than one U.S. House redistricting plan between decennial apportionments. The rule kicks in for any congressional redistricting that occurs after the November 2024 election. - Voters and minority communities: Preserves a court-ordered exception so judges can require additional maps to remedy constitutional problems or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. - State and local officials: Leaves unchanged how states conduct elections for state and local offices and how they establish state and local districts.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No changes to state or local maps: mixed, high. This bill would not change how states run state or local elections. It would not affect how states draw districts for those offices. The limits in this bill would only apply to U.S. House districts.
- One congressional map per census: mixed, high. This bill would let Congress set rules on how states draw U.S. House districts. States would be limited to one congressional redistricting after each census and apportionment. A court could still order a new map to fix constitutional or Voting Rights Act problems. These limits would apply to redist…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4889 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4889)

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- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4889 (as of 2026-09-21).