HR 3999 · 100th Congress · Law

A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to provide that volunteer public safety personnel shall be excused from jury service upon individual request.

Introduced 1988-02-24· Sponsored by Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.(1988-02-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that volunteer public safety personnel (firefighters or members of a rescue squad or ambulance crew) shall be excused from jury service upon individual request.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7]PA
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]NJ
Rep. Schuette, Bill [R-MI-10]MI
Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3]CO
Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19]NY
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]CA
Rep. Lukens, Donald E. [R-OH-8]OH
Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10]NC
Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15]TX
Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31]NY
Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2]NY
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-21]IL
Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]MD
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18]FL
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ