District of Columbia Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019
Latest action · Apr 10, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
District of Columbia Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2019 to Jan 7, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 25, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E449)
- Apr 10, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E449 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Apr 10, 2019 |
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 page H3259.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-8 | FISCAL YEAR 2020 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET: REQUESTS RELATED TO VETERANS' READJUSTMENT BENEFITS70 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 30, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3787 | District of Columbia Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 29, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- District of Columbia Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
