# 119-hr-7946: Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026

119-hr-7946, Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced (as of 2026-10-09).

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- As of: 2026-10-09
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7946
- Congress: 119
- Title: Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**Creates a jury-duty exemption for people who are breastfeeding.** This bill would amend federal jury law by adding a new subsection to Title 28 U.S.C. §1866 to allow courts or authorized clerks to excuse a summoned person who is breastfeeding upon request, and it would amend the District of Columbia code to add a parallel option to exclude a breastfeeding individual from jury service upon request.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Excuse from jury duty for breastfeeding: benefit, low. If enacted, you would be able to ask to be excused from jury duty if you are breastfeeding. For federal juries, the court would excuse you on request. A court clerk could excuse you only if the court's jury selection plan allows the clerk to do so. In the District of Columbia, the court would be ab…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7946 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7946)

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- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7946 (as of 2026-10-09).