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Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2013

S. 38 · 113th Congress · Jan 22, 2013 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2013” or the “Jury ACCESS Act”.

Sec. 2 Exclusion from Federal juries on account of sexual orientation or gender identity prohibited

Section 1862 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting “sexual orientation, gender identity,” after “sex,”.