District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act

Bill: 115-hr-5436
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-04-05
Policy area: Law
Subjects: District of Columbia

Judicial procedure and administration

Legal fees and court costs

State and local courts

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia must receive fees and expenses equivalent to those provided to jurors serving in the U.S. district courts.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5436 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 5, 2018 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to provide that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to grand and petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act . 2. Establishing fees for jurors serving in Superior Court of the District of Columbia at same rates paid for jurors serving in United States district courts (a) Establishment of fees Section 11–1912(a), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court shall receive fees and expenses at rates equivalent to the rates provided under section 1871 of title 28, United States Code, for fees and allowances paid to grand and petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the United States. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 15–718, District of Columbia Official Code, is repealed. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to fees and expenses paid on or after the first day of the first fiscal year which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.