Bill Details
HR.1537 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced Date
2025-02-24
Policy Area
Law
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This bill would let people who are 70 years old or older choose to be excused from jury service in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. In other words, seniors could opt out of serving if they ask to be removed from the jury pool.
- The change applies only to jury duty in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
- The court would be allowed to excuse an eligible person age 70 or older if that person requests it.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1537 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1537
To permit individuals 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury
service in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 24, 2025
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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A BILL
To permit individuals 70 years of age or older to opt out of jury
service in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Superior Court
Jury Duty for Seniors Opt Out Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS 70 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO OPT OUT OF
JURY SERVICE IN SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
Section 11-1908(b), District of Columbia Official Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``or (4)'' and inserting ``(4)''; and
(2) by striking the period at the end of the first sentence
and inserting ``; or (5) excluded by the Court upon the request
of the individual if the individual is 70 years of age or
older.''.
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