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HOUSE 262117th CongressReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.

Last Action
3/19/2021

Actions

  • 2021-03-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • 2021-01-11Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2021-01-11Introduced in House
  • 2021-01-11Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-01-11 (00)

Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

This bill prohibits the imposition of a death penalty sentence for a violation of federal law.

A person sentenced to death before enactment of this bill must be resentenced.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Alma Adams (D-NC)
  • Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
  • Karen Bass (D-CA)
  • Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
  • SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
  • EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
  • Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
  • Anthony Brown (D-MD)
  • Cori Bush (D-MO)
  • G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
  • Katherine Clark (D-MA)
  • Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
  • Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
  • Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
  • JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
  • DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
  • Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
  • DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)
  • Suzan DelBene (D-WA)

Subjects

  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
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