119th Congress
S. 2476
Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Edward J. Markey(D-MA)
- Introduced
- Jul 28, 2025
- Policy area
- Law
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (12)
Original cosponsors (11)
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Added later (1)
- Tim Kaine (D-VA) · Jul 15, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act
This bill prohibits the exclusion of individuals from jury service on the basis of their disability or age.
Further, the bill prohibits the disqualification of individuals from jury service who fail to meet certain qualifications (e.g., adequate proficiency in English) on the basis of their disability if reasonable accommodations can be made.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jul 28, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Jul 28, 2025
Introduced in Senate