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HR5096Referred to Committee

Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-02
Introduced
16
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Lateefah Simon
Lateefah Simon
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.0% (596 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001231

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (16)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Dave Min (D-CA-47)Original· 2025-09-02
  • Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3)Original· 2025-09-02
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)Original· 2025-09-02
  • Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5)Original· 2025-09-02
  • Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)Original· 2025-09-02
  • Jared Huffman (D-CA-2)Original· 2025-09-02
  • Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)Original· 2025-09-02
  • Nikema Williams (D-GA-5)Original· 2025-09-02
  • Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)Original· 2025-09-02
  • Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2)Original· 2025-09-02
  • Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24)Original· 2025-09-02
  • Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12)Original· 2025-09-02
  • James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11)· 2025-12-10
  • Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10)· 2026-01-14
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2026-02-03
  • Dina Titus (D-NV-1)· 2026-02-10

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-09-02

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

This bill would prevent courts from dismissing potential jurors simply because they are disabled or elderly, making it illegal to exclude people from jury duty based solely on age or disability status. Currently, lawyers can remove jurors for almost any reason during jury selection, which often results in disabled and older people being excluded from serving. The law would ensure that people with disabilities and seniors have equal opportunity to participate in the justice system as jurors.

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