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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7278
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 29, 2022Ms. Porter (for herself, Ms. Titus, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Jones) 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 disability.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Disabled Jurors Nondiscrimination Act.
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Exclusion from Federal juries on account of disability
(a)
Discrimination prohibited
Section 1862 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting disability, after origin,.
(b)
Qualifications for jury service
Section 1865 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(c) No person may be disqualified from serving on grand and petit juries in the district court under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b) on account of disability.
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