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National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2001

Introduced: March 15, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Apr 19, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Mar 15, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 15, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2001 - Prohibits the Federal Government from carrying out the death penalty until Congress considers the final findings and recommendations of the National Commission on the Death Penalty, enacts legislation repealing this provision, and implements or rejects the guidelines and procedures recommended by the Commission. Expresses the sense of Congress that States should enact a moratorium on executions to allow time to review whether their administration of the death penalty is consistent with constitutional requirements of fairness, justice, equality, and due process.

Establishes the National Commission on the Death Penalty to: (1) determine whether administration of the death penalty comports with such constitutional requirements; and (2) establish guidelines and procedures which ensure that death penalty cases are administered fairly and impartially in accordance with due process, minimize the risk that innocent persons may be executed, and ensure that the death penalty is not administered in a racially discriminatory manner.

What's happening now April 19, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 19, 2002
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 19, 2002
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 19, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 13, 2002
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 13, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 2, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 21, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1038: National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1038/
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"H.R. 1038: National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1038/.
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H.R. 1038, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1038/.
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