US SB635 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1-1)
Status: Introduced on March 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Jury ACCESS Act Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal judicial code to prohibit the exclusion of citizens from service as a grand or petit juror in U.S. district courts or the Court of International Trade on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (thereby expanding the current prohibition against exclusion on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status).
Title
Jury ACCESS Act Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2017
Sponsors
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] |
Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-15 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1515 (Related) 2017-03-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Subjects
Federal district courts
Judicial procedure and administration
Law
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Specialized courts
Judicial procedure and administration
Law
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Specialized courts
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/635/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s635/BILLS-115s635is.pdf |