HR 5096
Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act
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Bill overview
This bill aims to ensure that individuals with disabilities are not unfairly excluded from serving on federal juries. It modifies existing law to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on disability and age when considering jury service. The bill seeks to expand the definition of ‘infirmity’ to include disabilities that can be reasonably accommodated, and to allow for accommodations that would otherwise disqualify a person.
Key provisions
- Prohibits discrimination in federal jury service based on disability.
- Expands the definition of ‘infirmity’ to include disabilities that can be reasonably accommodated.
- Allows for reasonable accommodations to qualify individuals with disabilities for jury service.
- Addresses qualifications for jury service as outlined in Title 28, United States Code.
Who is affected
- Individuals with disabilities
- Potential jurors
- Federal courts
- The legal system
Notable changes
- Clarifies that reasonable accommodations can overcome disability-related disqualifications.
- Broadens the scope of what constitutes ‘infirmity’ in the context of jury service.
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Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Norton
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 5096
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of disability.
This Act may be cited as the Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act
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Section 1865 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
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disability that cannot be reasonably accommodated; and
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 if the person would be qualified under such paragraph (2) or (3) by reasonable accommodation.