Uniform Congressional District Act
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The Uniform Congressional District Act is a redistricting bill that requires that all members of the United States House of Representatives in the 91st United States Congress and every subsequent Congress be elected from a single member constituency unless a state had elected all of its previous representatives at large, where this requirement commenced for the 92nd United States Congress.
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Long title | An Act for the relief of Doctor Ricardo Vallejo Samala and to provide for congressional redistricting.[upper-alpha 1] |
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Enacted by | the 90th United States Congress |
Effective | December 14, 1967 |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 90–196 |
Statutes at Large | 81 Stat. 581 |
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Titles amended | Title 2—The Congress |
U.S.C. sections created | 2 U.S.C. § 2c |
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