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Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2019

Introduced: September 1, 2020 Introduced by: Espaillat, Adriano Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 25, 2019
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.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2019

This bill abolishes the federal and military death penalty. It also commutes existing federal and military death penalty sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

What's happening now August 15, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4052 Related bill To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.
  • S 2390 Related bill A bill to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 52
All 52 Democratic 40
Levin, Andy
· Dec 16, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 15, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Dec 15, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Dec 15, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Dec 14, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Dec 10, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 8, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Sep 1, 2020
Sarbanes, John
· Jul 27, 2020
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Jul 27, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 24, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 24, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jul 21, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 10, 2020
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 14, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 10, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Jan 8, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 18, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Dec 13, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 26, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 26, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 20, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· Nov 15, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 15, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 24, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Sep 20, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 20, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 19, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Sep 19, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 19, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Sep 19, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 19, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 19, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Aug 13, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4022: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4022/
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"H.R. 4022: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4022/.
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