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Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013

Introduced: January 28, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Jan 27, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Dec 12, 2013
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.
Dec 12, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013 - 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 January 27, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Jun 18, 2014
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 28, 2014
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jan 28, 2014
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 15, 2014
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 15, 2014
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 15, 2014
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Dec 12, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Dec 12, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 12, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Dec 12, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 12, 2013
SERRANO, JOSE
· Dec 12, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3741: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3741/
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"H.R. 3741: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3741/.
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H.R. 3741, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3741/.
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