I 
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. 
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. NAD-
LER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PETERS, Mr. POCAN, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, 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 Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify that protec-
tion for jurors on the basis of sex includes sexual orienta-
tion and gender identity. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Juror Non-Discrimina-
tion Act of 2024’’. 
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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 gen-
der 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 pe-
riod 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 individ-
ual’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; 
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‘‘(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, in-
cludes— 
‘‘(1) the race, color, religion, sex (including sex-
ual orientation and gender identity), economic sta-
tus, or national origin, respectively, of another per-
son 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 indi-
vidual.’’. 
Æ 
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