I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 151 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Al Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require any State which, after enacting a Congressional redistricting plan after a decennial census and apportionment of Representatives, enacts a subsequent Congressional redistricting plan prior to the next decennial census and apportionment of Representatives, to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance in the manner provided under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in order for the subsequent plan to take effect.