,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eahc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ai1       
#bjai,ms4 ,norton introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform1 for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to exempt breastfeeding     
women from jury duty1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,breastfeeding      
,mothers ,jury ,duty ,exclusion ,act of 
#bjai4  #b4 ,jury duty exemption for    
breastfeeding women  7a7 ,courts of the 
,united ,states ,section #ahff of title 
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7c71 by inserting  
after ,except as provided the following3
 in subsection 7h7 of this section12 and
  7#b7 by adding at the end the         

following3  7h7 ,an individual who is a 
breastfeeding woman summoned for jury   
service shall be excused by the court1  
or by the clerk under supervision of the
 court if the court's jury selection    
plan so authorizes1 upon the            
individual's request4  4  7b7 ,courts of
 the ,district of ,columbia ,section    
#aa-aijh7;b71 ,district of ,columbia    
,official ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
striking or 7#d7 and inserting 7#d72 and
  7#b7 by striking the period at the end
 of the first sentence and inserting the
 following3 2 or 7#e7 excluded by the   
,court upon the request of the          
individual if the individual is a       
breastfeeding woman44