Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced
Summary
Excusing breastfeeding individuals from jury service upon request. This bill would create a clear exemption that allows someone who is breastfeeding and summoned for jury duty in federal courts or in the District of Columbia to be excused or excluded by the court, or by the clerk if authorized, when they request it.
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Jury duty excused for breastfeeding
If enacted, you would be excused from federal jury service if you are breastfeeding and you ask the court. The clerk would be able to excuse you under a federal court's jury plan if that plan allows it. In the District of Columbia, the court would be able to exclude a breastfeeding person from jury service on request. These changes would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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