; finding of constitutional authority. Subtitle A—Requirements for Congressional Redistricting Sec. 2101. Limit on congressional redistricting after an apportionment. Sec. 2102. Requiring congressional redistricting to be conducted through plan of independent State commission. Subtitle B—Independent Redistricting Commissions Sec. 2201. Independent redistricting commission. Sec. 2202. Establishment of selection pool of individuals eligible to serve as members of commission. Sec. 2203. Criteria for redistricting plan by independent commission; public notice and input. Sec. 2204. Establishment of related entities. Subtitle C—Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 2301. Payments to States for carrying out redistricting. Sec. 2302. State apportionment notice defined. Sec. 2303. No effect on elections for State and local office. Sec. 2304. Effective date. Subtitle D—Severability Sec. 2401. Severability. 2001. Short title; finding of constitutional authority (a) Short title This title may be cited as the Redistricting Reform Act of 2019 . (b) Finding of Constitutional authority 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