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Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026
To exempt breastfeeding individuals from jury duty, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Allow breastfeeding individuals to request an exemption from jury duty in United States federal courts.
- Authorize courts or their clerks to excuse breastfeeding individuals from jury service upon request.
- Allow breastfeeding individuals to request an exemption from jury duty in District of Columbia courts.
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)
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![Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/N000147.thumb.jpg)
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Eleanor Holmes Norton’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- THE DONOHOE COMPANIES INC. $16,550
- TGV ROCKETS $4,000
- THE DONOHUE COMPANIES INC. $3,500
- HILTON CORPORATION $3,300
- RAM CUSTOM SERVICES $3,300
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Eleanor Holmes Norton → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- 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. · house
- Mar 16, 2026 Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2026 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E217)
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Full text
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.
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 “Jury Duty Exemption for Breastfeeding Act of 2026”.
SEC. 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.”. <all>
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