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HJRES 51 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Constitution and constitutional amendments Crimes against children Criminal procedure and sentencing Sex offenses

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.

Introduced: May 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
May 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the death penalty for the rape of a child who has not attained the age of 12 years does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

What's happening now June 12, 2009

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · May 7, 2009
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 7, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 51: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-51/
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"H.J. Res. 51: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-51/.
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H.J. Res. 51, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-51/.
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[H.J. Res. 51: 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/111-HJRES-51/)
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