Jury ACCESS Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-2122
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2025-06-18
Policy area: Law
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2122 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2025 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Collins , Mr. Welch , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Markey , Mr. Coons , Ms. Hirono , and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2025 or the Jury ACCESS Act of 2025 . 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, .