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S 2550 114th Congress Senate Congress Judicial procedure and administration Members of Congress

Civic Duty Act

Introduced: February 11, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Feb 11, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 11, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civic Duty Act

This bill amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 to repeal the exemption of elected legislative branch officials from serving on grand or petit juries.

What's happening now February 11, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 15, 2016
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2016
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 11, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2550: Civic Duty Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2550/
MLA
"S. 2550: Civic Duty Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2550/.
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S. 2550, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2550/.
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