HR 7881 Re-checks Congress.gov for new actions and updates the bill's status, and fills in any sponsors, committees, or related bills that are missing. It does not re-pull sponsors/cosponsors/committees/related — those rarely change — and it skips all work if nothing has changed upstream, so it's cheap to click.
District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to provide that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to grand and petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the United States.
Summary
This bill amends District of Columbia law to ensure that jurors serving in the DC Superior Court receive the same fees and expenses as jurors serving in federal district courts. Currently, DC Superior Court jurors receive lower compensation than their federal counterparts. The bill aligns the pay rates by requiring DC jurors to receive compensation equivalent to what federal jurors receive. The change takes effect on the first day of the first fiscal year following the bill's enactment.
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.
Sponsor (1)
Actions (3)
- Mar 9, 2026 Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Mar 9, 2026 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E198)
Similar bills (6)
Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 9, 2026
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to provide that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to grand and petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act”.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING FEES FOR JURORS SERVING IN SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AT SAME RATES PAID FOR JURORS SERVING IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS.
(a) Establishment of Fees.—Section 11-1912(a), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(a) Grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court shall receive fees and expenses at rates equivalent to the rates provided under section 1871 of title 28, United States Code, for fees and allowances paid to grand and petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the United States.”.
(b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 15-718, District of Columbia Official Code, is repealed.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to fees and expenses paid on or after the first day of the first fiscal year which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
Comments