Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-312
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2013-01-18
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal district courts

Judicial procedure and administration

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Specialized courts
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit the exclusion of citizens from service as a grand or petit juror in U.S. district courts or the Court of International Trade on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (thereby expanding the current prohibition on exclusion on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status).</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 312 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2013 Mrs. Davis of California (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Chu , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Himes , Mr. Honda , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Meng , Ms. Moore , Mr. Moran , Ms. Norton , Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California , Ms. Schakowsky , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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 Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 . 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 .