H.R. 7946

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7946 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7946

To exempt breastfeeding individuals from jury duty, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 16, 2026

Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, 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

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A BILL

To exempt breastfeeding individuals from jury duty, and for other 
purposes.

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 ``Jury Duty Exemption for 
Breastfeeding Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. JURY DUTY EXEMPTION FOR BREASTFEEDING INDIVIDUALS.

(a) Courts of the United States.--Section 1866 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting after ``Except as 
provided'' the following: ``in subsection (h) of this 
section,''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) An individual who is breastfeeding summoned for jury service 
shall be excused by the court, or by the clerk under supervision of the 
court if the court's jury selection plan so authorizes, upon the 
individual's request.''.
(b) Courts 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 the following: ``; or (5) excluded by the Court 
upon the request of the individual if the individual is 
breastfeeding.''.
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