Jury ACCESS Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D ShaheenSponsor

16 cosponsors · 14 D, 1 R, 1 I

4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2017 or the Jury ACCESS Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 15, 2017

Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2017 or the Jury ACCESS Act

This bill amends the federal judicial code to prohibit the exclusion of citizens from service as a grand or petit juror in U.S. district courts or the Court of International Trade on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (thereby expanding the current prohibition against exclusion on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Jury ACCESS Act

Also known as: Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2017

Latest action (Mar 15, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Law · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 15, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.