HR 312 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2013

Introduced Jan 18, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Susan A. Davis D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 28, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 18, 2013
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - 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 on exclusion on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status).

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 18, 2013 to Apr 9, 2014, with 14 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-NY	Grace Meng	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-WI	Gwen Moore	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-CT	James A. Himes	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-VA	James P. Moran	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-CA	Judy Chu	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-CA	Michael M. Honda	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	Jan 18, 2013
D-CA	Julia Brownley		Feb 5, 2013

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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 28, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Jan 18, 2013Introduced in House
Jan 18, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 38	Jury ACCESS Act	Related bill	Jan 22, 2013

Subjects

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Jan 18, 2013Introduced in House

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