H.R. 5096 · 119th Congress

Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act

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IntroducedSep 2, 2025

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How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 5096 would change 2 sections of existing law. Read from the bill text as introduced in the House (Sep 2, 2025).

28 U.S.C. 1862 Discrimination prohibited

28 U.S.C. 1865 Qualifications for jury service

(b) In making such determination the chief judge of the district court, or such… changed · Sec. 2(b)
(c) new · Sec. 2(b)

Every change, word for word (3)

Sec. 2(a) · 28 U.S.C. 1862 · changedby inserting "disability, age," after "origin,".
Sec. 2(b) · 28 U.S.C. 1865 (b)(4) · changedin subsection (b)(4), by striking "infirmity" inserting "disability that cannot be reasonably accommodated"; and
Sec. 2(b) · 28 U.S.C. 1865 · added (c)by adding at the end the following:

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