[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3787 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3787

To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to prohibit the 
exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on 
           account of sexual orientation or gender identity.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 2021

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to prohibit the 
exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on 
           account of sexual orientation or gender identity.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Local Juror 
Non-Discrimination Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JURIES ON ACCOUNT OF SEXUAL 
              ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY PROHIBITED.

    Section 11-1903, District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by 
inserting ``(including sexual orientation or gender identity)'' after 
``sex''.
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