Anti-Rigging Act of 2025
Rep. Veasey Introduces Anti-Rigging Act to Stop States From Redrawing Voting Maps Multiple Times a Decade
The Anti-Rigging Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced and sent to the House Committee on the Judiciary for review. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
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Key Points
- This bill would stop states from redrawing their Congressional voting district maps more than once after each census. Right now, nothing prevents a state legislature from redrawing maps in the middle of a decade to gain a political advantage.
- The only exception would be if a court orders a state to redraw its maps because the current ones violate the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act. This ensures maps that break the law can still be fixed.
From policy text
“unless a court requires the State to conduct such subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or to enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 5 1973 et seq.).”
View in full text - The bill only applies to U.S. House of Representatives districts. It does not affect how states draw maps for state legislature seats, city councils, or any other local elections.
From policy text
“Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act may be construed to affect the manner in which a State carries out elections for State or local office, including the process by which a State establishes the districts used in such elections.”
View in full text - If passed, the law would apply retroactively to any redistricting that happened after the 2020 census. This means states that have already redrawn their maps once since 2020 would be blocked from doing it again before the 2030 census.
From policy text
“This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall apply with respect to any Congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020.”
View in full text - Congress claims the authority to pass this law based on Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution, which gives Congress power over the time, place, and manner of elections, and the 14th Amendment's requirement that representatives be apportioned by population.
From policy text
“the authority granted to Congress under article I, section 4 of the Constitution of the United States gives Congress the power to enact laws governing the time, place, and manner of elections for Members of the House of Representatives”
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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Congressional Bill
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Anti-Rigging Act of 2025
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