Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2019

S. 250 · 116th Congress · Jan 28, 2019 · 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.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2019” or the “Jury ACCESS Act”.

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,”.

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Jan 28, 2019viewing Introduced in Senate Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Harris, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. Hassan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2019

1. Short title

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

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