PRINTER'S NO. 2491
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2146
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY GROVE, DECEMBER 8, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 8, 2021
AN ACT
Apportioning this Commonwealth into congressional districts in
conformity with constitutional requirements; providing for
the nomination and election of Congressmen; and requiring
publication of notice of the establishment of congressional
districts following the Federal decennial census.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Preliminary Provisions
Section 101. Short title.
Section 102. Definitions.
Chapter 3. Establishment of Congressional Districts
Section 301. Congressional districts.
Section 302. Current officeholders and vacancies.
Section 303. Missed political subdivision.
Section 304. Duty to publish notice of redistricting.
Chapter 15. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 1501. Effective date.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
CHAPTER 1
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
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Section 101. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Congressional
Redistricting Act of 2021.
Section 102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Secretary." The Secretary of the Commonwealth.
CHAPTER 3
ESTABLISHMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
Section 301. Congressional districts.
For the purpose of electing representatives of the people of
Pennsylvania to serve in the House of Representatives in the
Congress of the United States, this Commonwealth shall be
divided into 17 districts which shall have one Congressman each,
as follows:
(1) The First District is composed of all of Bucks
County and part of Montgomery County consisting of the
townships of Franconia, Hatfield, Horsham Districts 02
(Divisions 01(CD1), 01(CD4) and 03) and 04 (Divisions 02 and
03), Marlborough, Montgomery, Salford and Upper Hanover and
the boroughs of East Greenville, Green Lane, Hatfield,
Lansdale, Pennsburg, Red Hill, Souderton and Telford
(Montgomery County Portion).
(2) The Second District is composed of part of
Philadelphia County consisting of the city of Philadelphia
Wards 05, 07, 14, 16 (Divisions 02 and 07), 18, 19, 20, 23,
25, 31, 32 (Divisions 02, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 12, 15, 28 and
29), 33, 35, 37, 41, 42, 43, 45, 47 (Divisions 02, 03, 04,
05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14), 49, 53, 54, 55,
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56, 57, 58 (Divisions 02, 04, 05, 06, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22,
23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41 and 42), 61,
62, 63, 64, 65 and 66.
(3) The Third District is composed of part of
Philadelphia County consisting of the city of Philadelphia
Wards 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16
(Divisions 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15, 16, 17 and 18), 17, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32
(Divisions 01, 03, 04, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 and 31), 34, 36, 38, 39
(Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,
13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,
44, 45 and 46), 40 (Divisions 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 10, 12, 13,
17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32 and 33), 44, 46,
47 (Division 01), 48, 50, 51, 52, 59 and 60.
(4) The Fourth District is composed of part of
Montgomery County consisting of the townships of Abington,
Cheltenham, Douglass, East Norriton, Horsham Districts 01, 02
(Divisions 02 and 04), 03 and 04 (Divisions 01, 02 and 04),
Limerick, Lower Frederick, Lower Gwynedd, Lower Merion, Lower
Moreland, Lower Pottsgrove, Lower Providence, Lower Salford,
New Hanover, Perkiomen, Plymouth, Skippack, Springfield,
Towamencin, Upper Dublin, Upper Frederick, Upper Gwynedd,
Upper Merion, Upper Moreland, Upper Pottsgrove, Upper
Providence, Upper Salford, West Norriton, West Pottsgrove,
Whitemarsh, Whitpain and Worcester and the boroughs of
Ambler, Bridgeport, Bryn Athyn, Collegeville, Conshohocken,
Hatboro, Jenkintown, Narberth, Norristown, North Wales,
Pottstown, Rockledge, Royersford, Schwenksville, Trappe and
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West Conshohocken and part of Philadelphia County consisting
of the city of Philadelphia Ward 58 (Divisions 01, 03, 07,
08, 09, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 26, 27, 30, 32, 33, 36,
38, 43 and 44).
(5) The Fifth District is composed of part of Chester
County consisting of the townships of Birmingham, Caln, East
Caln, East Fallowfield, East Marlborough, East Nottingham,
Elk, Franklin, Highland, Kennett, London Britain, London
Grove, Londonderry, Lower Oxford, New Garden, New London,
Penn, Pennsbury, Upper Oxford, West Marlborough, West
Nottingham and Willistown District South (Division 02) and
the boroughs of Avondale, Downingtown, Kennett Square, Oxford
and West Grove; all of Delaware County and part of
Philadelphia County consisting of the city of Philadelphia
Wards 26, 39 (Division 14) and 40 (Divisions 01, 05, 08, 09,
11, 14, 15, 16, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39,
40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51).
(6) The Sixth District is composed of part of Berks
County consisting of the city of Reading and the townships of
Alsace, Amity, Bern, Bethel, Brecknock, Caernarvon,
Colebrookdale, Cumru, District, Douglass, Earl, Exeter,
Heidelberg, Jefferson, Lower Alsace, Lower Heidelberg,
Marion, Muhlenberg, North Heidelberg, Oley, Penn, Pike,
Robeson, Rockland, Ruscombmanor District 01, South
Heidelberg, Spring, Tulpehocken, Union and Upper Tulpehocken
and the boroughs of Adamstown (Berks County Portion),
Bechtelsville, Bernville, Birdsboro, Boyertown, Kenhorst,
Laureldale, Mohnton, Mount Penn, New Morgan, Robesonia,
Shillington, Sinking Spring, St. Lawrence, Wernersville, West
Reading, Womelsdorf and Wyomissing; part of Chester County
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consisting of the city of Coatesville and the townships of
Charlestown, East Bradford, East Brandywine, East Coventry,
East Goshen, East Nantmeal, East Pikeland, East Vincent, East
Whiteland, Easttown, Honey Brook, Newlin, North Coventry,
Pocopson, Sadsbury, Schuylkill, South Coventry, Thornbury,
Tredyffrin, Upper Uwchlan, Uwchlan, Valley, Wallace, Warwick,
West Bradford, West Brandywine, West Caln, West Fallowfield,
West Goshen, West Nantmeal, West Pikeland, West Sadsbury,
West Vincent, West Whiteland, Westtown and Willistown
Districts North and South (Divisions 01 and 03) and the
boroughs of Atglen, Elverson, Honey Brook, Malvern, Modena,
Parkesburg, Phoenixville, South Coatesville, Spring City and
West Chester and part of Lebanon County consisting of the
townships of Annville District West, Bethel, Jackson District
North, North Annville, Swatara and Union District Green Pt.
and the borough of Jonestown.
(7) The Seventh District is composed of part of Berks
County consisting of the townships of Albany, Centre,
Greenwich, Hereford, Longswamp, Maidencreek, Maxatawny,
Ontelaunee, Perry, Richmond, Ruscombmanor District 02,
Tilden, Upper Bern, Washington and Windsor and the boroughs
of Bally, Centerport, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Kutztown, Leesport,
Lenhartsville, Lyons, Shoemakersville and Topton; all of
Lehigh County and all of Northampton County.
(8) The Eighth District is composed of all of Bradford
County; all of Lackawanna County; part of Luzerne County
consisting of the cities of Pittston and Wilkes-Barre and the
townships of Dallas, Exeter, Franklin, Jackson, Jenkins,
Kingston, Lake, Lehman, Pittston, Plains, Plymouth, Ross and
Wilkes-Barre and the boroughs of Avoca, Dallas, Dupont,
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Duryea, Exeter, Forty Fort, Harveys Lake, Hughestown, Laflin,
Laurel Run, West Pittston, West Wyoming, Wyoming and
Yatesville; all of Monroe County; all of Pike County; all of
Susquehanna County; all of Wayne County and all of Wyoming
County.
(9) The Ninth District is composed of all of Carbon
County; all of Clinton County; all of Columbia County; part
of Luzerne County consisting of the cities of Hazleton and
Nanticoke and the townships of Bear Creek, Black Creek, Buck,
Butler, Conyngham, Dennison, Dorrance, Fairmount, Fairview,
Foster, Hanover, Hazle, Hollenback, Hunlock, Huntington,
Nescopeck, Newport, Rice, Salem, Slocum, Sugarloaf, Union and
Wright and the boroughs of Ashley, Bear Creek Village,
Conyngham, Courtdale, Edwardsville, Freeland, Jeddo,
Kingston, Larksville, Luzerne, Nescopeck, New Columbus,
Nuangola, Penn Lake Park, Plymouth, Pringle, Shickshinny,
Sugar Notch, Swoyersville, Warrior Run, West Hazleton and
White Haven; all of Lycoming County; all of Montour County;
all of Northumberland County; part of Potter County
consisting of the townships of Abbott, Allegany, Hector,
Homer, Keating, Pike, Stewardson, Summit, Sylvania, Ulysses,
West Branch and Wharton and the boroughs of Austin and
Galeton; all of Schuylkill County; all of Sullivan County and
all of Tioga County.
(10) The Tenth District is composed of all of Adams
County; part of Cumberland County consisting of the townships
of Cooke, Dickinson, Hampden, Lower Allen, Lower Frankford,
Middlesex, Monroe, North Middleton, North Newton, Penn,
Silver Spring, South Middleton, South Newton, Upper Allen,
Upper Mifflin and West Pennsboro Precinct Lower and the
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boroughs of Carlisle, Lemoyne, Mechanicsburg, Mount Holly
Springs, New Cumberland, Newville, Shiremanstown and
Wormleysburg and all of York County.
(11) The Eleventh District is composed of part of
Dauphin County consisting of the townships of Conewago,
Derry, East Hanover, Jackson, Jefferson, Londonderry, Lower
Swatara, Lykens, Rush, South Hanover, Wayne and Williams and
the boroughs of Gratz, Highspire, Hummelstown, Middletown,
Pillow, Royalton, Steelton and Williamstown; all of Lancaster
County and part of Lebanon County consisting of the city of
Lebanon and the townships of Annville District East, East
Hanover, Heidelberg, Jackson Districts East and West,
Millcreek, North Cornwall, North Lebanon, North Londonderry,
South Annville, South Lebanon, South Londonderry, Union
District Lickdale, West Cornwall and West Lebanon and the
boroughs of Cleona, Cornwall, Mount Gretna, Myerstown,
Palmyra and Richland.
(12) The Twelfth District is composed of all of
Armstrong County; part of Blair County consisting of the
townships of Allegheny Districts 02 and 04, Antis, Logan
District 06 and Snyder and the boroughs of Bellwood,
Tunnelhill (Blair County Portion) and Tyrone; part of Butler
County consisting of the townships of Buffalo, Clearfield,
Clinton, Donegal, Oakland, Parker, Summit, Venango,
Washington and Winfield and the boroughs of Bruin, Cherry
Valley, Chicora, East Butler and Eau Claire; part of Cambria
County consisting of the city of Johnstown and the townships
of Allegheny, Barr, Blacklick, Cambria, Chest, Clearfield,
Cresson, Croyle, Dean, East Carroll, East Taylor, Elder,
Gallitzin, Jackson, Lower Yoder, Middle Taylor, Munster,
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Portage, Reade, Stonycreek District 02, Summerhill,
Susquehanna, Upper Yoder, Washington, West Carroll, West
Taylor and White and the boroughs of Ashville, Brownstown,
Carrolltown, Cassandra, Chest Springs, Cresson, Daisytown,
Dale, East Conemaugh, Ebensburg, Ehrenfeld, Ferndale,
Franklin, Gallitzin, Hastings, Lilly, Lorain, Loretto, Nanty
Glo, Northern Cambria, Patton, Portage, Sankertown, South
Fork, Southmont, Summerhill, Tunnelhill (Cambria County
Portion), Vintondale, Westmont and Wilmore; all of Cameron
County; all of Centre County; all of Clarion County; all of
Clearfield County; all of Elk County; all of Forest County;
all of Indiana County; all of Jefferson County; all of McKean
County; part of Potter County consisting of the townships of
Bingham, Clara, Eulalia, Genesee, Harrison, Hebron, Oswayo,
Pleasant Valley, Portage, Roulette, Sharon and Sweden and the
boroughs of Coudersport, Oswayo, Shinglehouse and Ulysses and
all of Warren County.
(13) The Thirteenth District is composed of part of
Blair County consisting of the city of Altoona and the
townships of Allegheny Districts 01 and 03, Blair, Catharine,
Frankstown, Freedom, Greenfield, Huston, Juniata, Logan
Districts 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 and 07, North Woodbury, Taylor,
Tyrone and Woodbury and the boroughs of Duncansville,
Hollidaysburg, Martinsburg, Newry, Roaring Spring and
Williamsburg; part of Cumberland County consisting of the
townships of East Pennsboro, Hopewell, Lower Mifflin,
Shippensburg, Southampton, Upper Frankford and West Pennsboro
Precinct Upper and the boroughs of Camp Hill, Newburg and
Shippensburg (Cumberland County Portion); part of Dauphin
County consisting of the city of Harrisburg and the townships
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of Halifax, Lower Paxton, Middle Paxton, Mifflin, Reed,
Susquehanna, Swatara, Upper Paxton, Washington, West Hanover
and Wiconisco and the boroughs of Berrysburg, Dauphin,
Elizabethville, Halifax, Lykens, Millersburg, Paxtang and
Penbrook; all of Franklin County; all of Fulton County; all
of Huntingdon County; all of Juniata County; all of Mifflin
County; all of Perry County; all of Snyder County and all of
Union County.
(14) The Fourteenth District is composed of all of
Bedford County; part of Cambria County consisting of the
townships of Adams, Conemaugh, Richland and Stonycreek
Districts 01, 03 and 04 and the boroughs of Geistown and
Scalp Level; all of Fayette County; all of Greene County; all
of Somerset County; part of Washington County consisting of
the cities of Monongahela and Washington Wards 02, 03, 04,
05, 06, 07 (Divisions 01 and 02) and 08 and the townships of
Amwell, Blaine, Canton Districts 01 and 04, Carroll, Donegal,
East Bethlehem, East Finley, Fallowfield, Hopewell,
Independence, Morris, North Franklin, Nottingham, Somerset,
South Franklin, Union, West Bethlehem, West Finley and West
Pike Run and the boroughs of Allenport, Beallsville,
Bentleyville, California, Centerville, Charleroi, Claysville,
Coal Center, Deemston, Donora, Dunlevy, East Washington,
Elco, Ellsworth, Finleyville, Long Branch, Marianna, New
Eagle, North Charleroi, Roscoe, Speers, Stockdale, Twilight,
West Brownsville and West Middletown and all of Westmoreland
County.
(15) The Fifteenth District is composed of part of
Allegheny County consisting of the cities of Clairton,
Duquesne, McKeesport and Pittsburgh and the townships of
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Baldwin, Elizabeth, Forward, Mount Lebanon, North Versailles,
Penn Hills, Reserve, South Park, South Versailles, Stowe
Wards 01, 02 (Division 01), 06 and 09 and Wilkins and the
boroughs of Baldwin, Bethel Park, Braddock, Braddock Hills,
Brentwood, Castle Shannon, Chalfant, Churchill, Dormont,
Dravosburg, East McKeesport, East Pittsburgh, Edgewood,
Elizabeth, Forest Hills, Glassport, Homestead, Jefferson
Hills, Liberty, Lincoln, McKees Rocks, Monroeville, Mount
Oliver, Munhall, North Braddock, Pitcairn, Pleasant Hills,
Plum, Port Vue, Rankin, Swissvale, Trafford (Allegheny County
Portion), Turtle Creek, Versailles, Wall, West Elizabeth,
West Homestead, West Mifflin, Whitaker, White Oak, Whitehall,
Wilkinsburg and Wilmerding.
(16) The Sixteenth District is composed of part of
Butler County consisting of the city of Butler and the
townships of Adams, Allegheny, Brady, Butler, Center, Cherry,
Clay, Concord, Connoquenessing, Cranberry, Fairview, Forward,
Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lancaster, Marion, Mercer,
Middlesex, Muddycreek, Penn, Slippery Rock and Worth and the
boroughs of Callery, Connoquenessing, Evans City, Fairview,
Harmony, Harrisville, Karns City, Mars, Petrolia,
Portersville, Prospect, Saxonburg, Seven Fields, Slippery
Rock, Valencia, West Liberty, West Sunbury and Zelienople;
all of Crawford County; all of Erie County; all of Lawrence
County; all of Mercer County and all of Venango County.
(17) The Seventeenth District is composed of part of
Allegheny County consisting of the townships of Aleppo,
Collier, Crescent, East Deer, Fawn, Findlay, Frazer, Hampton,
Harmar, Harrison, Indiana, Kennedy, Kilbuck, Leet, Marshall,
McCandless, Moon, Neville, North Fayette, O'Hara, Ohio, Pine,
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Richland, Robinson, Ross, Scott, Shaler, South Fayette,
Springdale, Stowe Wards 02 (Division 02), 03, 04, 05, 07 and
08, Upper St. Clair and West Deer and the boroughs of
Aspinwall, Avalon, Bell Acres, Bellevue, Ben Avon, Ben Avon
Heights, Blawnox, Brackenridge, Bradford Woods, Bridgeville,
Carnegie, Cheswick, Coraopolis, Crafton, Edgeworth, Emsworth,
Etna, Fox Chapel, Franklin Park, Glen Osborne, Glenfield,
Green Tree, Haysville, Heidelberg, Ingram, Leetsdale,
McDonald (Allegheny County Portion), Millvale, Oakdale,
Oakmont, Pennsbury Village, Rosslyn Farms, Sewickley,
Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills, Sharpsburg, Springdale,
Tarentum, Thornburg, Verona and West View; all of Beaver
County and part of Washington County consisting of the city
of Washington Ward 07 (Division 03) and the townships of
Buffalo, Canton Districts 02 and 05, Cecil, Chartiers, Cross
Creek, Hanover, Jefferson, Mount Pleasant, North Bethlehem,
North Strabane, Peters, Robinson, Smith and South Strabane
and the boroughs of Burgettstown, Canonsburg, Cokeburg, Green
Hills, Houston, McDonald (Washington County Portion) and
Midway.
Section 302. Current officeholders and vacancies.
(a) Current officeholders.--The members of Congress now in
office shall continue in the office until the expiration of
their respective terms.
(b) Vacancies.--Vacancies now existing or happening after
the passage of this chapter and before the commencement of the
terms of the members elected at the election of 2022 shall be
filled for the unexpired terms from the districts formerly
prescribed by law.
Section 303. Missed political subdivision.
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In the event any political subdivision or part thereof should
be omitted in the description of the congressional districts,
the political subdivision or part thereof shall be included as a
part of the congressional district which completely surrounds
it. Should any omitted political subdivision or part thereof be
not completely surrounded by one congressional district, it
shall become a part of that congressional district to which it
is contiguous, or if there are two or more such contiguous
districts, it shall become a part of that congressional district
contiguous thereto which has the least population.
Section 304. Duty to publish notice of redistricting.
The secretary shall publish notice of the congressional
districts as established at least once in at least one newspaper
of general circulation in each county in which such newspapers
are published. The notice shall contain legal descriptions for
all congressional districts in the county in which the
publication is made. The notice shall also state the population
of the districts having the smallest and largest populations and
the percentage variation of such districts from the average
population for congressional districts.
CHAPTER 15
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 1501. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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