Post by Bruce on Jul 17, 2014 0:48:58 GMT -5
In the House of Representatives of the United States of America, Mr. Terrus, for himself and Mr. Broussard, offers: A BILL To be known as the Apportionment Act of 1791. Be it Enacted by the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, that:
Section 1. The following be added to Title II, United States Code, as Chapter 1:
Section 2. 3 USC 2(b) is amended to read as follows:
Section 3. The second Chapter 2 in Title VIII will be amended such that it is numbered Chapter 3.
Section 4. 1 USC 2 is amended to read as follows: "The Administrator shall maintain a Table of Contents for the United States Code, updated to account for each and every bill enacted by the Congress."
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Section 1 apportions seats amongst the various states, setting the size of the standard congressional district at 40,000. No state loses a district this way. Section 2 amends the Judiciary Act to establish a standardized system for awarding a second judge to district courts. Section 3 addresses a typo in the US Code. Section 4 ensures the US Code table of contents is consistently updated, while allowing Tedder to keep it in another thread.]]
Section 1. The following be added to Title II, United States Code, as Chapter 1:
Chapter 1. Elections, Membership.
Section 1. Apportionment.
The states shall be apportioned representatives in the 3rd Congress, and all subsequent Congresses, in accordance with the following chart:
Vermont: 2
New Hampshire: 4
Massachusetts: 12
Rhode Island: 2
Connecticut: 6
New York: 8
New Jersey: 4
Pennsylvania: 11
Delaware: 1
Maryland: 7
Virginia: 16
Kentucky: 2
North Carolina: 9
South Carolina: 5
Georgia: 2
Section 2. Redistricting.
Neither Congress nor any State Legislature shall, if establishing electoral districts for Representatives, establish districts that are not compact, or establish districts that are not contiguous, or establish districts that unnecessarily divide local communities and counties, or establish districts that unnecessarily violate geographic boundaries, or establish districts for the purpose of favoring or disfavoring a specific incumbent, challenger, or political organization.
Section 1. Apportionment.
The states shall be apportioned representatives in the 3rd Congress, and all subsequent Congresses, in accordance with the following chart:
Vermont: 2
New Hampshire: 4
Massachusetts: 12
Rhode Island: 2
Connecticut: 6
New York: 8
New Jersey: 4
Pennsylvania: 11
Delaware: 1
Maryland: 7
Virginia: 16
Kentucky: 2
North Carolina: 9
South Carolina: 5
Georgia: 2
Section 2. Redistricting.
Neither Congress nor any State Legislature shall, if establishing electoral districts for Representatives, establish districts that are not compact, or establish districts that are not contiguous, or establish districts that unnecessarily divide local communities and counties, or establish districts that unnecessarily violate geographic boundaries, or establish districts for the purpose of favoring or disfavoring a specific incumbent, challenger, or political organization.
Section 2. 3 USC 2(b) is amended to read as follows:
(b) The President shall appoint with the advice and consent of the Senate a United States District Court Judge for each district, and an additional judge for each district with a population exceeding 300,000, each person bound to service counting as 3/5 a person, provided that each judge must reside within that court's judicial district, and rule from that court's courthouse, and provided further that the judge(s) of each United States District Court shall elect from amongst their number every year a Chief Judge to oversee the administration of the court.
Section 3. The second Chapter 2 in Title VIII will be amended such that it is numbered Chapter 3.
Section 4. 1 USC 2 is amended to read as follows: "The Administrator shall maintain a Table of Contents for the United States Code, updated to account for each and every bill enacted by the Congress."
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Section 1 apportions seats amongst the various states, setting the size of the standard congressional district at 40,000. No state loses a district this way. Section 2 amends the Judiciary Act to establish a standardized system for awarding a second judge to district courts. Section 3 addresses a typo in the US Code. Section 4 ensures the US Code table of contents is consistently updated, while allowing Tedder to keep it in another thread.]]