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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2442
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 30, 2023Ms. Porter (for herself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Scanlon, and Ms. Schakowsky) 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 Disability and Age in Jury Service 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, age, after origin,.
(b)
Qualifications for jury service
Section 1865 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting that cannot be reasonably accommodated after infirmity; and
(2) 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, if the person would be qualified under such paragraph (2) or (3) by reasonable accommodation.
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