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BRING THE DEEPLY DAMAGING REDISTRICTING WAR TO AN END

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On 2026-05-15, Representative Kevin Kiley (R-CA-3) delivered a floor speech titled "BRING THE DEEPLY DAMAGING REDISTRICTING WAR TO AN END" in the House.

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BRING THE DEEPLY DAMAGING REDISTRICTING WAR TO AN END

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 83 (Friday, May 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 83 (Friday, May 15, 2026)] [House] [Pages H3543-H3544] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] BRING THE DEEPLY DAMAGING REDISTRICTING WAR TO AN END (Mr. KILEY of California asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. KILEY of California. Mr. Speaker, as I have warned for the last year, the redistricting war has spun totally out of control. Those States that have enacted new maps include Texas, California, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida. Those looking to do so, either for 2026 or 2028, include New York, New Jersey, [[Page H3544]] Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Maryland, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Louisiana, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. This is a disaster for our democracy, and we need to bring it to an end. I have introduced legislation to do just that by prohibiting mid- decade redistricting. The good news is, there is growing bipartisan support for this. On the Republican side, cosponsors of my bill include Representatives Kiggans and Baird. On the Democrat side, Representatives Cleaver and Landsman recently endorsed the legislation, and the Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, appeared to do so as well, saying the only reason he is participating in the redistricting war is that there is not a national standard that prohibits mid-decade redistricting. I encourage the minority leader to endorse explicitly my legislation. I will encourage every Member to sign the discharge petition I have opened so we can bring the deeply damaging redistricting war to an end. ____________________

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BRING THE DEEPLY DAMAGING REDISTRICTING WAR TO AN END Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 83 (Friday, May 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 83 (Friday, May 15, 2026)] [House] [Pages H3543-H3544] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] BRING THE DEEPLY DAMAGING REDISTRICTING WAR TO AN END (Mr. KILEY of California asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. KILEY of California. Mr. Speaker, as I have warned for the last year, the redistricting war has spun totally out of control. Those States that have enacted new maps include Texas, California, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida. Those looking to do so, either for 2026 or 2028, include New York, New Jersey, [[Page H3544]] Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Maryland, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Louisiana, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. This is a disaster for our democracy, and we need to bring it to an end. I have introduced legislation to do just that by prohibiting mid- decade redistricting. The good news is, there is growing bipartisan support for this. On the Republican side, cosponsors of my bill include Representatives Kiggans and Baird. On the Democrat side, Representatives Cleaver and Landsman recently endorsed the legislation, and the Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, appeared to do so as well, saying the only reason he is participating in the redistricting war is that there is not a national standard that prohibits mid-decade redistricting. I encourage the minority leader to endorse explicitly my legislation. I will encourage every Member to sign the discharge petition I have opened so we can bring the deeply damaging redistricting war to an end. ____________________