PRINTER'S NO. 2492
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2147
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) (Reserved).
(2) (Reserved).
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.
In the event any political subdivision or part thereof should
be omitted in the description of the congressional districts,
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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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