Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-874
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2019-01-30
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal district courts

Judicial procedure and administration

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Specialized courts
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the exclusion of individuals from jury service on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 874 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2019 Mrs. Davis of California (for herself, Mr. Zeldin , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Norton , Ms. Speier , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Lowenthal , and Mr. Katko ) 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 2019 . 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 (including sexual orientation and gender identity) after sex .