1. Short Title; Finding of Constitutional Authority (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act . (b) Finding Congress finds that it has the authority to establish the terms and conditions States must follow in carrying out Congressional redistricting after an apportionment of Members of the House of Representatives because— (1) the authority granted to Congress under article I, section 4 of the Constitution of the United States gives Congress the power to enact laws governing the time, place, and manner of elections for Members of the House of Representatives