HJRES 96
110th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Capital punishment
Child sexual abuse
Constitutional amendments
Families
Law
Punishment
Rape
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Women
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.
Introduced: June 26, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 26, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the death penalty for the forcible rape of a child under age 12 does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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