H. R. 4632
Introduced in House · August 7, 2025July 23, 2025
Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Peters, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Khanna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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
A BILL
To establish the use of ranked choice voting in elections for Senators and Representatives in Congress, to require each State with more than one Representative to establish multi-member congressional districts, to require States to conduct congressional redistricting according to nonpartisan criteria, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents; 2. Finding of constitutional authority; TITLE I—RANKED CHOICE VOTING; 101. Requiring ranked choice voting for election of Senators and Representatives; 102. Applicability of enforcement provisions of Help America Vote Act of 2002; 103. Effective date; TITLE II—MULTI-MEMBER DISTRICTS; 201. Requiring use of multi-member districts in certain States; 202. Election of representatives at large in certain States; 203. Establishing minimum number of candidates in general election; 204. Conforming amendments; 205. Prohibition on winner-take-all elections; 206. Exception for States in which use of multi-member or at large districts will result in diminishment of voting rights; 207. Effective date; TITLE III—NONPARTISAN REDISTRICTING REFORM; 301. Requiring congressional redistricting plans to comply with nonpartisan criteria; 302. Ban on mid-decade redistricting; 303. Criteria for redistricting; 304. Development of plan; 305. Failure by State to enact plan; 306. Civil enforcement; 307. Effective date; TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS; 401. No effect on elections for State and local office; 402. Severability
Requiring ranked choice voting for election of Senators and Representatives