Bill · H.R. 5837· House(119-HR-5837)
Restoring Electoral Stability to Enhance Trust (RESET) Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 10/28/2025
- Last activity
- 10/28/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Donald Davis
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Restoring Electoral Stability to Enhance Trust (RESET) Act of 2025. It stops states from redistricting again after a decennial census and apportionment once they have already been redistricted. There are specific exceptions if a court requires or conducts redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. States also have an exception if they order a statewide referendum for the same legal reasons. The bill does not affect elections for state or local offices. The main rules apply to congressional redistricting occurring after the 2020 decennial census.
Yes
Does this make elections run better?+4
The legislation aims to bring electoral stability by preventing repeated congressional redistricting cycles.
Does this give the federal government more power?+3
The bill establishes federal restrictions on state congressional redistricting practices.
The opposite
Does this leave more decisions to the states?-3
The legislation limits states' ability to conduct congressional redistricting multiple times within a single decennial cycle.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Protection for State and Local Elections (Section 3): This provision ensures that nothing in the act affects how a state carries out elections for state or local office, including how districts are established for those local offices. This is positive because it leaves local election processes alone.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Limits on State Redistricting (Section 2): This provision prohibits a state from redistricting again after an apportionment until the next apportionment. This could be seen as a burden because it restricts a state's ability to change its congressional districts outside of court orders or statewide referendums.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Electoral Process+4Increases Federal Power+3Increase States Rights-3
- 10/28/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in House