US SB1959 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on June 13 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 13 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Title
Jury ACCESS Act of 2023 Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1959/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s1959/BILLS-118s1959is.pdf |
