S.250: Jury ACCESS Act

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Introduced Jan. 29, 2019
Latest Major Action Jan. 29, 2019
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Bill Sponsor

Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

Bill Cosponsors

13 (11 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 1 Republican)

Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)
Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)
Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)
Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)
Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Margaret Hassan (D-N.H.)
Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

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Introduced in Senate - Jan. 29, 2019

Bill Summary

Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2019 or the Jury ACCESS Act This bill prohibits the exclusion of individuals from jury service on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

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Date	Description
Jan. 29, 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan. 29, 2019	Introduced in the Senate by Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

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