Edward Markey (D-MA)
Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act
A Democratic bill with 11 Democratic cosponsors · See all 12 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act," seeks to amend title 28 of the United States Code. It aims to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from serving on Federal juries due to disability or age. The legislation specifically updates the qualifications for jury service. It changes the language regarding infirmity to focus on disability that cannot be reasonably accommodated. Finally, it ensures that persons cannot be disqualified if they could serve with reasonable accommodation.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +9
Would people with disabilities be better off under this?
The bill explicitly prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities and requires reasonable accommodations for jury service.
- Scored +8
Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities?
The bill prohibits the exclusion of individuals from federal jury service based on disability and mandates reasonable accommodations.
- Scored +6
Would people over 65 be better off under this?
The bill protects older individuals from being excluded from jury service based on age.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Prohibition of Discrimination: By adding "disability" and "age" to the list of protected categories in Section 1862, the bill aims to prevent people from being left out of the jury process based on these traits.
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Inclusion through Accommodation: Under Section 2, the bill amends Section 1865 to ensure that a person cannot be disqualified from serving on grand or petit juries if they would be qualified through the use of reasonable accommodation.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people with disabilities be better off under this? — The bill explicitly prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities and requires reasonable accommodations for jury service. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The bill protects older individuals from being excluded from jury service based on age.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities? — The bill prohibits the exclusion of individuals from federal jury service based on disability and mandates reasonable accommodations.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — The bill enhances the fairness of the judicial process by allowing a more diverse and inclusive jury pool. Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill ensures that jury selection processes reflect a more inclusive and representative segment of the population.
- 7/15/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/28/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 11 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Richard BlumenthalDemocrat · Connecticut
Richard DurbinDemocrat · Illinois
Tammy DuckworthDemocrat · Illinois
John FettermanDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Amy KlobucharDemocrat · Minnesota
Timothy KaineDemocrat · Virginia
Alex PadillaDemocrat · California
Bernie SandersIndependent · Vermont
Adam SchiffDemocrat · California
Ron WydenDemocrat · Oregon
Peter WelchDemocrat · Vermont
Elizabeth WarrenDemocrat · Massachusetts