HR 3741
113th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Espionage and treason
Firearms and explosives
Military law
Organized crime
Pornography
Sex offenses
Subversive activities
Terrorism
Violent crime
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013
Introduced: December 12, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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