S2476Referred 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
2025-07-28
Introduced
12
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Edward J. Markey
Edward J. Markey
Democrat · MA · Senator
Votes with party: 85.3% (883 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (12)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-07-28

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Plain-English Summary

The proposal would prevent courts from excluding potential jurors simply because they are older or have a disability, making it illegal to dismiss someone from jury duty based solely on their age or disability status. Currently, lawyers and judges can remove jurors for these reasons, which can result in juries that don't represent the full diversity of the community. This change would affect anyone called for jury duty, as well as the court system's ability to form more representative juries.

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