SENATE 582117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1030)
Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
- Last Action
- 3/3/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-03Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1030)
- 2021-03-03Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-03 (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)
- Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
Subjects
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
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