119-s2122

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2122 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2122

 To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of 
 individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual 
 orientation or gender identity.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 18, 2025

 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Welch, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
 Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Markey, Mr. Coons, Ms. Hirono, and 
 Mr. Lujan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of 
 individuals from service on a Federal 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 ``Jury Access for Capable Citizens and 
Equality in Service Selection Act of 2025'' or the ``Jury ACCESS Act of 
2025''.

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

 

Section 1862 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``sexual orientation, gender identity,'' after ``sex,''.
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