US SB2885

S. 2885 - Redistricting Reform Act of 2025

• Requires all states to conduct congressional redistricting through independent 15-member commissions with balanced partisan representation: 5 members from the majority party, 5 from the minority party, and 5 independents/unaffiliated voters

• Prohibits mid-decade redistricting and bans drawing maps that intentionally or effectively favor or disfavor any political party, with a rebuttable presumption of violation if partisan advantage exceeds 7% or one congressional district

• Establishes ranked redistricting criteria: (1) equal population, (2) Voting Rights Act compliance, (3) protection of minority voting power, (4) preservation of communities of interest and neighborhoods

• Disqualifies from commission membership anyone who held public office, was a candidate, served as a lobbyist, or worked for campaigns/political action committees within specified periods, along with their immediate family members

• Authorizes federal payments to states of $150,000 per congressional district for redistricting costs, creates civil enforcement mechanisms with exclusive federal court jurisdiction, and applies to redistricting following the 2030 census and thereafter