Safe and Fair Elections Act of 2026

(a) In general. Beginning on January 1 of a new decade, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may not propose an update to the delineation of a metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area until the January 1 after the date on which the first midterm election of that decade occurs.

(b) Effective date. Any update described in subsection (a) that is the first update of a decade may not take effect until after the date on which newly drawn congressional district maps take effect for that decade.