Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act
S. 2476119th Congress

Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act

Introduced in the SenateSen. Edward Markey (D-MA)6 sections · 1 min read
Version: is · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act.

(a) Discrimination prohibited

Section 1862 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting disability, age, after origin,.

(b) Qualifications for jury service

Section 1865 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking infirmity and inserting disability that cannot be reasonably accommodated; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

(c) No person may be disqualified from serving on grand and petit juries in the district court under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b) on account of disability if the person would be qualified under such paragraph (2) or (3) by reasonable accommodation.

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