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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8707 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8707

 To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify that protection for 
   jurors on the basis of sex includes sexual orientation and gender 
                               identity.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2024

 Ms. Balint (for herself, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. 
Brownley, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Crockett, 
Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Frost, Mr. Robert 
  Garcia of California, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Goldman of New York, 
   Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Lee of 
  Pennsylvania, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
Pocan, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Soto, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Takano, 
    Mr. Tonko, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. 
Williams of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify that protection for 
   jurors on the basis of sex includes sexual orientation and gender 
                               identity.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. JURIES.

    Chapter 121 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 1862, by inserting ``(including sexual 
        orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'';
            (2) in section 1867(e), in the second sentence, by 
        inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender 
        identity)'' after ``sex''; and
            (3) in section 1869--
                    (A) in subsection (j), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subsection (k), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) `gender identity' shall mean the gender-related identity, 
appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an 
individual, regardless of the individual's designated sex at birth;
    ``(m) `sex' shall include--
            ``(1) a sex stereotype;
            ``(2) pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical 
        condition;
            ``(3) sexual orientation or gender identity; and
            ``(4) sex characteristics, including intersex traits;
    ``(n) `sexual orientation' shall mean homosexuality, 
heterosexuality, or bisexuality; and
    ``(o) `race', `color', `religion', `sex' (including `sexual 
orientation' and `gender identity'), `economic status', or `national 
origin', used with respect to an individual, includes--
            ``(1) the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual 
        orientation and gender identity), economic status, or national 
        origin, respectively, of another person with whom the 
        individual is associated or has been associated; and
            ``(2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, 
        concerning the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual 
        orientation and gender identity), economic status, or national 
        origin, respectively, of the individual.''.
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