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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 250
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 29, 2019
Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Harris, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. Hassan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2019
or the Jury ACCESS Act
.
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,
.