117 HR 7278 IH: Disabled Jurors Nondiscrimination Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-03-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7278IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 29, 2022Ms. Porter (for herself, Ms. Titus, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo 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 Disabled Jurors 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, after origin,.(b)

Qualifications for jury service

Section 1865 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 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..