H.R. 7946

Summary

H.R. 7946, the Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Mar 16, 2026 by Rep. Eleanor Norton (D). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Mar 16, 2026: 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 7946 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 7946 IH: Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7946  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   A BILL
To exempt breastfeeding individuals from jury duty, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026  .
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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To exempt breastfeeding individuals from jury duty, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Eleanor Norton (D) sponsors H.R. 7946 alone.

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 7946 went before 2 committees: Oversight and Government Reform and Judiciary.

Oversight and Government Reform

Oversight and Government Reform

Referred To · Mar 16, 2026 · 696 Bills

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Mar 16, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7946 has taken 3 actions since Mar 16, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7946 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7946 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To exempt breastfeeding individuals from jury duty, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7946 in 7 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.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7946 under Law, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7946’s is Law.

Constitutional authority

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[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 47 (Monday, March 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. NORTON:H.R. 7946.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.[Page H2530]

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