Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 31, 2017 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.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Juror Non-Discrimination 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).
Cosponsors 84
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2017 to Nov 14, 2018; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Mar 13, 2017 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Mar 22, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 28, 2017 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Mar 28, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Mar 28, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Mar 29, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 26, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jun 13, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 23, 2017 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 28, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 8, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Sep 26, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Oct 24, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 31, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Nov 2, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jul 31, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Ruben J. Kihuen | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Sep 17, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Sep 17, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 17, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 17, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 17, 2018 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Sep 20, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Sep 20, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 20, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Sep 20, 2018 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 24, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Sep 24, 2018 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Sep 24, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Oct 2, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Oct 12, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Oct 19, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Oct 26, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Nov 14, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2017 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Mar 31, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Mar 13, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 43, March 13, 2017, page H2059.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 635 | Jury ACCESS Act | Related bill | Mar 15, 2017 |
| HR 864 | Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Mar 16, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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 Titles as Introduced
- Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2017Introduced in House
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