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District of Columbia Superior Court Jury Duty for Seniors Opt Out Act of 2025

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Introduced:
Feb 24, 2025
Policy Area:
Law

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Feb 24, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Feb 24, 2025
Introduced in House
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Feb 24, 2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E154)
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Feb 24, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Feb 24, 2025

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Introduced in House

Feb 24, 2025

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Length: 1,514 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Feb 24, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:24 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1537 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1537

To permit individuals 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury
service in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 24, 2025

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

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To permit individuals 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury
service in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Superior Court
Jury Duty for Seniors Opt Out Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.
JURY SERVICE IN SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
Section 11-1908 (b) , District of Columbia Official Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``or (4) '' and inserting `` (4) ''; and (2) by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting ``; or (5) excluded by the Court upon the request of the individual if the individual is 70 years of age or older.

(b) , District of Columbia Official Code, is
amended--

(1) by striking ``or

(4) '' and inserting ``

(4) ''; and

(2) by striking the period at the end of the first sentence
and inserting ``; or

(5) excluded by the Court upon the request
of the individual if the individual is 70 years of age or
older.''.
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