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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 250
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.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 29, 2019
Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. CORTEZ
MASTO, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr.
SANDERS, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. CARPER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and Ms.
HASSAN) 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 exclu-
sion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on
account of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jury Access for Capa-
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ble Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of
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2019’’ or the ‘‘Jury ACCESS Act’’.
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•S 250 IS
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM FEDERAL JURIES ON ACCOUNT
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OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDEN-
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TITY PROHIBITED.
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Section 1862 of title 28, United States Code, is
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amended by inserting ‘‘sexual orientation, gender iden-
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tity,’’ after ‘‘sex,’’.
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