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S 3618 112th Congress Senate

Jury ACCESS Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: September 21, 2012 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
Law Federal district courtsJudicial procedure and administrationSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSpecialized courts
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Sep 21, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 21, 2012
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 Latest action September 21, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2012 or the Jury ACCESS Act - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit the exclusion of citizens from service as a grand or petit juror in U.S. district courts or the Court of International Trade on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (thereby expanding the current prohibition on exclusion on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5848 Related bill Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 21, 2012
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 21, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3618: Jury ACCESS Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3618/
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"S. 3618: Jury ACCESS Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3618/.
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S. 3618, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3618/.
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