District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Democrat · DC · Representative

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2026-03-09

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This bill would increase the daily pay that jurors receive when serving on cases in Washington, D.C. courts to match what federal jurors earn elsewhere in the country. Currently, D.C. jurors are paid less than their counterparts in federal courts, which can create financial hardship for ordinary citizens called to serve on juries and may discourage people from showing up for jury duty.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7881 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7881 To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to provide that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to grand and petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2026 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to provide that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to grand and petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING FEES FOR JURORS SERVING IN SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AT SAME RATES PAID FOR JURORS SERVING IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS. (a) Establishment of Fees.--Section 11-1912(a), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(a) Grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court shall receive fees and expenses at rates equivalent to the rates provided under section 1871 of title 28, United States Code, for fees and allowances paid to grand and petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the United States.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 15-718, District of Columbia Official Code, is repealed. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to fees and expenses paid on or after the first day of the first fiscal year which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

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