# 119-hr-5096: Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act

119-hr-5096, Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-10-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5096
- Congress: 119
- Title: Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-29

## Summary

**Would ban age and disability discrimination in federal jury service.** It would amend Title 28 of the U.S. Code to add "disability" and "age" to the protected characteristics used in juror qualification. The bill replaces the word "infirmity" with "disability that cannot be reasonably accommodated." It would also add a rule that a person cannot be disqualified from grand or petit juries for disability if reasonable accommodation would make them qualified. The bill is titled the Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No age or disability bias in federal juries: benefit, high. If enacted, federal courts would be barred from excluding jurors because of disability or age. This would apply to both grand juries and trial juries. Courts would need to consider reasonable accommodations before disqualifying someone for disability. A person could be disqualified only when no rea…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5096 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5096)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5096 (as of 2026-10-29).