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HJRES 80 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Capital punishment Constitutional amendments Law Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the penalty of death.

Introduced: April 16, 2008 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Apr 28, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Apr 16, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 16, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the United States or any state from imposing or carrying out the death penalty.

What's happening now April 28, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 80: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the penalty of death.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-80/
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"H.J. Res. 80: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the penalty of death.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-80/.
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H.J. Res. 80, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-80/.
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