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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 See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 26, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 26, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 17, 2008
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jul 17, 2008
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jul 8, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 96: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-96/
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"H.J. Res. 96: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-96/.
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H.J. Res. 96, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-96/.
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[H.J. Res. 96: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HJRES-96/)
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