House committee presses ahead with mid-cycle Congressional redistricting bill

By: Bryan P. Sears

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 1,047

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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More than 200 witnesses signed up to testify on a proposed congressional redistricting plan and the House Rules Committee listened to more than five hours of debate Tuesday, but the outcome was never in doubt.

The 26-member committed voted along party lines, with all six Republicans opposed, to send House Bill 488 to the full House, just days after the bill was introduced. There was no debate on the committee, which also took no …

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