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Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2004

Introduced: July 25, 2003 Introduced by: Carter, John R. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 7, 2004

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 353.

Jul 7, 2004

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-588.

Jun 23, 2004

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 23, 2004

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Apr 21, 2004

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 21, 2004

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Apr 21, 2004

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sep 4, 2003

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

Jul 25, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 25, 2003

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to apply the death penalty or life imprisonment for a terrorist offense that results in the death of a person.

Makes an individual or corporation who is convicted of a terrorist offense ineligible for Federal benefits for any term of years or for life.

Includes "terrorist offenses resulting in death" among the aggravating factors for homicide which are used in determining whether a death sentence is justified.

Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to make the death penalty available in certain air piracy cases occurring before enactment of the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 but after enactment of the Antihijacking Act of 1974. Narrows the language of "especially heinous, cruel, or depraved" by requiring that the act involved torture or serious physical abuse to the victim.

What's happening now July 7, 2004

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 353.

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