H.R. 4633House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

Introduced July 13, 2023

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The Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act would eliminate the death penalty for all violations of federal law. It bars any new death sentences for federal crimes after the law takes effect and requires that people already sentenced to death for federal offenses be given a new sentence.

Key Provisions

  • No person may be sentenced to death or executed for a federal crime after the act becomes law.
  • Anyone who was sentenced to death for a federal crime before the act’s effective date must be resentenced.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

July 13, 2023

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Introduced in House

July 13, 2023

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

July 13, 2023

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Introduced in HouseIssued July 13, 2023

I

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4633

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 13, 2023

Ms. Pressley (for herself, Ms. Balint, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Bush, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Himes, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lieu, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Porter, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Trone, Ms. Velázquez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wild, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. McGarvey, and Mr. Pallone) 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.