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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4683
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to provide that grand
and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to grand and
petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Reform
A BILL
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to
provide that grand and petit jurors serving in the Supe-
rior Court of the District of Columbia shall receive fees
and expenses at the same rates paid to grand and petit
jurors appearing in the district courts of the United
States.
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 ‘‘District of Columbia
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Juror Pay Parity Act’’.
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING FEES FOR JURORS SERVING IN SU-
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PERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
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BIA AT SAME RATES PAID FOR JURORS SERV-
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ING IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS.
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(a)
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
FEES.—Section
11–
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1912(a), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended
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to read as follows:
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‘‘(a) Grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior
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Court shall receive fees and expenses at rates equivalent
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to the rates provided under section 1871 of title 28,
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United States Code, for fees and allowances paid to grand
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and petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the
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United States.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 15–718,
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District of Columbia Official Code, is repealed.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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this Act shall apply with respect to fees and expenses paid
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on or after the first day of the first fiscal year which be-
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gins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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