July 28, 2025
Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Fetterman, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Welch, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of disability.
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 Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act
.
Sec. 2. Exclusion from Federal juries on account of disability
(a) Discrimination prohibited
Section 1862 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting disability, age,
after origin,
.
(b) Qualifications for jury service
Section 1865 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)(4), by striking infirmity
and inserting disability that cannot be reasonably accommodated
; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(c)
No person may be disqualified from serving on grand and petit juries in the district court under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b) on account of disability if the person would be qualified under such paragraph (2) or (3) by reasonable accommodation.