United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1173 (106th)
States' Choice of Voting Systems Act
Introduced
17 March 1999
Last action
23 September 1999 · Referred
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
20 August 2025
Summary
States' Choice of Voting Systems Act - Amends Federal redistricting law to give States, other than States with single-Member districts, the right to choose one of two specified redistricting systems for determining congressional districts.
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Timeline
17 March 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 September 1999
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
23 September 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 March 1999 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1173
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1173
- us · 106-hr-1173 · source updated 20 August 2025