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Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2011

Introduced: September 23, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Oct 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Oct 12, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Sep 23, 2011
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 23, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2011 - 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 October 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 26, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 26, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 29, 2011
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 23, 2011
JACKSON, JESSE
· Sep 23, 2011
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 23, 2011
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 23, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3051: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3051/
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"H.R. 3051: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3051/.
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H.R. 3051, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3051/.
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