Text of US SB 2122 (2025)
Jury ACCESS Act of 2025 Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2025
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119TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 2122
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.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 18, 2025
Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. WELCH, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO,
Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. COONS, Ms.
HIRONO, and Mr. LUJA´N) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclu-
sion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on
account of sexual orientation 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 ‘‘Jury Access for Capa-
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ble Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of
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2025’’ or the ‘‘Jury ACCESS Act of 2025’’.
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•S 2122 IS
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM FEDERAL JURIES ON ACCOUNT
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OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDEN-
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TITY PROHIBITED.
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Section 1862 of title 28, United States Code, is
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amended by inserting ‘‘sexual orientation, gender iden-
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tity,’’ after ‘‘sex,’’.
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