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H.R. 5096

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5096, the Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 2, 2025 by Rep. Lateefah Simon (D) with 16 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Sep 2, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 5096 has 16 co-sponsors.

hb5096/introduced-in-house.txt
I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5096  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 2, 2025   Ms. Simon  (for herself,  Ms. Williams of Georgia ,  Mr. Carbajal ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Ms. Scanlon ,  Mr. Cleaver ,  Mr. Min ,  Mrs. Ramirez ,  Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Huffman , and  Ms. Kelly of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of disability.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act  .
2.
Exclusion from Federal juries on account of disability
(a)
Discrimination prohibited
Section 1862 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting  disability, age,  after  origin, .
(b)
Qualifications for jury service
Section 1865 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)(4), by striking  infirmity  inserting  disability that cannot be reasonably accommodated ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(c)
No person may be disqualified from serving on grand and petit juries in the district court under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b) on account of disability if the person would be qualified under such paragraph (2) or (3) by reasonable accommodation.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-02
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of disability.

Sponsors

Rep. Lateefah Simon (D) sponsors H.R. 5096, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 12 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5096 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Sep 2, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5096 has taken 2 actions since Sep 2, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 2, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 2, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 5096 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5096.

Titles

H.R. 5096 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of disability. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act — Display Title
  • Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5096 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Transportation, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Government Issues, Health Issues, Housing, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia14—
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND—Virginia11—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA14—
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND11—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
HEATHER ANSLEY114
JEREMY VILLANUEVA114
JULIE HOWELL114
MORGAN BROWN114
ANTHONYA HOLLINS112
ANTHONYA JAMES112
DANICA GONZALVES112
JENNIFER HUNT112
LISA ELIJAH112
KYLE O'DOWD111
NATHAN PYSNO111
SARAH MALAIER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$108.2K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$87.2K4th Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$87.2K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)2025 third_quarter$15K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLINDAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND2025 third_quarter—3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5096 under Law, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5096’s is Law.

hr5096/policy-areas.txt
LawAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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