Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The Equal Voices Act would nearly double the House of Representatives from 435 to approximately 860 members, with each representative serving an average of 500,000 constituents rather than the current 760,000. The bill gives states the option to adopt multi-member districts and ranked-choice voting systems if they prefer. To manage future changes, the bill establishes a 15-member bipartisan commission that automatically convenes following each decennial census if House representation would change by 15% or more; the commission then has six months to analyze population shifts and recommend an optimal House size and state-by-state distribution, with special attention to reducing district population disparities and protecting historically underrepresented communities. This reform would significantly alter House representation and campaign dynamics while providing a mechanism to periodically assess whether further adjustments are needed based on population changes.
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