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HR 6875 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Violent crime

Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2008

Introduced: September 11, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Sep 11, 2008
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 11, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2008- Repeals death penalty provisions for a wide range of homicide-related offenses under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act, and other statutes relating to aircraft hijacking, espionage and treason, and offenses punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Prohibits the sentencing to death or execution of any person for any violation of federal law after the enactment of this Act. Commutes death penalties imposed prior to the enactment of this Act to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

What's happening now September 11, 2008

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 447 Related bill Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 11, 2008
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 11, 2008
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 11, 2008
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 11, 2008
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Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 11, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6875: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6875/
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"H.R. 6875: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6875/.
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H.R. 6875, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6875/.
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