H.R. 262House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

Introduced January 11, 2021

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The Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act would eliminate the death penalty for any violation of federal law. It stops any future federal death sentences and requires that people already sentenced to death for federal crimes be given a new sentence. The bill applies to all individuals facing federal capital punishment and to the federal courts that impose such sentences.

Key Provisions

  • No person may be sentenced to death or executed for a federal crime after the law takes effect.
  • Anyone already sentenced to death for a federal crime must be resentenced under this Act.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

March 4, 2021

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Introduced in House

January 11, 2021

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

January 11, 2021

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

March 4, 2021

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 11, 2021

I

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 262

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 11, 2021

Ms. Pressley (for herself, Ms. Adams, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Brown, Ms. Bush, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DelBene, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Evans, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Jones, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Gomez, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Trone, Ms. Velázquez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Wild) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act.

2.

Prohibition on imposition of death sentence

(a)

In General

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may be sentenced to death or put to death on or after the date of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law.

(b)

Persons Sentenced Before Date of Enactment

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person sentenced to death before the date of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law shall be resentenced.