To exempt breastfeeding women from jury duty, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · December 29, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill would allow women who are currently breastfeeding to be automatically excused from jury duty if they request an exemption. The legislation applies to federal courts across the United States as well as courts in Washington, D.C., and modifies existing jury duty rules under federal law and D.C. code to add breastfeeding as a recognized exemption category. The bill does not establish any new funding requirements or implementation timeline, instead relying on courts to process exemption requests through existing procedures. The measure was introduced in December 2023 and referred to the House Judiciary Committee and Committee on Oversight and Accountability for consideration.
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