Text of US HB 4061 (2025)
District of Columbia Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2025
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119TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4061
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to prohibit the exclu-
sion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on account
of sexual orientation or gender identity.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 20, 2025
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to
prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a
District of Columbia jury on account of sexual orienta-
tion or gender identity.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia
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Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2025’’.
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JURIES
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ON ACCOUNT OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR
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GENDER IDENTITY PROHIBITED.
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(a) PROHIBITING
DISCRIMINATION.—Section 11–
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1903, District of Columbia Official Code, is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘A citizen’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) A
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citizen’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
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section:
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‘‘(b) In subsection (a), the term ‘sex’—
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‘‘(1) includes—
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‘‘(A) a sex stereotype;
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‘‘(B) pregnancy, childbirth, or a related
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medical condition;
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‘‘(C) sexual orientation (defined as homo-
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sexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality) or
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gender identity; and
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‘‘(D) sex characteristics, including intersex
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traits; and
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‘‘(2) when used with respect to an individual,
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includes—
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‘‘(A) the sex of another person with whom
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the individual is associated or has been associ-
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ated; and
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‘‘(B) a perception or belief, even if inac-
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curate, concerning the sex of the individual.’’.
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(b) NO EFFECT ON OTHER REMEDIES.—Section 11–
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1910(c), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘(c) The procedures’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘(c)(1) The procedures’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new
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paragraph:
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‘‘(2) In paragraph (1), the term ‘sex’—
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‘‘(A) includes—
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‘‘(i) a sex stereotype;
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‘‘(ii) pregnancy, childbirth, or a related
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medical condition;
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‘‘(iii) sexual orientation (defined as homo-
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sexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality) or
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gender identity; and
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‘‘(iv) sex characteristics, including intersex
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traits; and
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‘‘(B) when used with respect to an individual,
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includes—
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‘‘(i) the sex of another person with whom
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the individual is associated or has been associ-
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ated; and
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‘‘(ii) a perception or belief, even if inac-
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curate, concerning the sex of the individual.’’.
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