1. Short Title; Finding of Constitutional Authority (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the Redistricting Transparency Act of 2017 . (b) Finding Congress finds that it has the authority to require States to follow certain procedures 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; and (2) the authority granted to Congress under section 5 of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution gives Congress the power to enact laws to enforce section 2 of such amendment, which requires Representatives to be apportioned among the several States according to their number. 2. Requiring Redistricting to be Conducted Under Procedures Providing Opportunity for Public Participation (a) Requirement (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Congressional redistricting conducted by a State shall be conducted in accordance with a process under which the entity responsible for developing Congressional redistricting plans in the State (hereafter in this Act referred to as the State redistricting entity )— (A) in accordance with section 3, establishes and operates an Internet site; (B) in accordance with section 4, provides opportunities for participation by members of the public in the initial development of such plans; (C) in accordance with section 5, provides opportunities for members of the public to respond to the proposed final Congressional redistricting plan