A bill to amend title 28 to provide protection to all jurors in Federal cases to clarify the compensation of attorneys for jurors in protecting their employment rights, and authorizing the service of jury summonses by ordinary mail.
This bill became law
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Aug 19, 1982)
Authorizes a court to award a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs to a prevailing employee who sued his or her employer because of discrimination arising from jury service. Authorizes a court to award a prevailing employer in such a suit a reasonable attorney's fee only if the employee's suit is found to have been frivolous, or brought in bad faith.
Authorizes the service of jury summonses by first-class mail.
Provides workers' compensation coverage to a Federal employee while serving as a Federal juror.
What just happenedJan 12, 1983
Became Public Law No: 97-463.
Who’s behind it
- Jan 12, 1983PresidentE40000
Became Public Law No: 97-463.
- Jan 12, 1983BecameLaw36000
Became Public Law No: 97-463.
- Jan 12, 1983PresidentE30000
Signed by President.
- Jan 12, 1983BecameLaw36000
Signed by President.
- Jan 3, 1983FloorE20000
Presented to President.
- Jan 3, 1983President28000
Presented to President.
- Jan 3, 1983Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
- Dec 21, 1982FloorH37100
Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Dec 21, 1982Floor8000
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Dec 21, 1982FloorH30000
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 21, 1982Floor
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Dec 21, 1982Floor17000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Dec 8, 1982Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 978.
- Dec 8, 1982Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment. With written report No. 97-674.
Judiciary Committee - Dec 8, 1982Committee14000
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment. With written report No. 97-674.
Judiciary Committee - Dec 8, 1982Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Judiciary Committee - Nov 29, 1982Committee
Subcommittee on Agency Administration. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee - Sep 23, 1982Committee
Subcommittee on Agency Administration. Hearings held.
Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee - Sep 16, 1982Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Agency Administration.
Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee - Aug 19, 1982IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Aug 19, 1982IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate