S 2550 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Civic Duty Act

Introduced Feb 11, 2016 Originated Senate Sponsor Claire McCaskill D-MO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 11, 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2016
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Civic Duty Act

This bill amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 to repeal the exemption of elected legislative branch officials from serving on grand or petit juries.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2016 to Mar 15, 2016, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZJeff FlakeOriginalFeb 11, 2016
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalFeb 11, 2016
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyMar 15, 2016
D-ILRichard J. DurbinMar 15, 2016

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2016Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 11, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2016Introduced in Senate

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