YourVoice.Now Summary
Civil LibertiesFederal courts could not keep people off juries over their age, or over a disability that reasonable help can work around.
Civil Liberties
Disability would join the list of reasons a court may not use to keep you off a federal jury. A court could turn you away for a disability only if reasonable help could not let you serve. That includes help to meet the English rules.
Federal law already bans keeping people off juries over race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or money. Age would be added to that list. Jurors must still be at least 18.
More about this bill
If you have a disability, a federal court could not keep you off a jury for that reason if reasonable help would let you serve. Courts also could not keep people off federal juries because of their age. Today, the law already bans this over race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or how much money someone has. Disability and age would join that list. Today, a court can turn away someone whose mind or body keeps them from serving well. That rule would cover only a disability that reasonable help cannot work around. Jurors must be able to read, write, and speak English. A person who can't because of a disability could still serve if help lets them meet the rule. The rule that jurors be at least 18 would stay.
Congressional Summary
Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act This bill prohibits the exclusion of individuals from jury service on the basis of their disability or age. Further, the bill prohibits the disqualification of individuals from jury service who fail to meet certain qualifications (e.g., adequate proficiency in English) on the basis of their disability if reasonable accommodations can be made.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-07-28
- Date Added
- 2026-10-08
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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