Agreed. Every single one of the 209 house republicans shouldn’t have voted against the bill to end gerrymandering and they shouldn’t have filibustered it in the senate either. But they did.
The primary 2021 legislative attempts to ban partisan gerrymandering were the For the People Act (H.R. 1) and the subsequent Freedom to Vote Act, both pushed by Democrats. These bills aimed to require independent redistricting commissions to draw congressional maps and prohibit maps that unduly favor one political party.
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Key 2021 Legislative Efforts
For the People Act (H.R. 1): Introduced in 2021, this, bill as described by the Wikipedia article on the For the People Act, sought to require states to use independent commissions—composed of 5 Democrats, 5 Republicans, and 5 independents—to draw congressional lines.
Freedom to Vote Act: Introduced in the Senate later in 2021 as a successor to H.R. 1, this, bill as described in the Campaign Legal Center update on the Freedom to Vote Act, set specific standards for identifying partisan bias, such as presuming a map is illegal if it creates a 7% partisan advantage.
S.2670 - Redistricting Reform Act of 2021: A, bill as described in the Congress.gov summary for S.2670, specific bill aimed at mandating independent commissions to boost fairness and transparency.
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Key Aspects of Proposed Reforms
Independent Commissions: Stripping state legislatures of the power to draw their own district lines.
Prohibition of Mid-Decade Mapping:Preventing states from redrawing maps outside of the standard post-Census period.
Legal Challenges: Creating a, bill as described in the Brennan Center for Justice article "The Road Not Taken on Gerrymandering", faster, streamlined mechanism for voters to challenge maps that appear to be biased.
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Both major legislative efforts failed to pass the Senate in 2021 due to filibusters, as noted by the Brennan Center for Justice in "The Road Not Taken on Gerrymandering"
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