Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act
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Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act
This bill allows an individual sentenced to death by a state to present newly discovered evidence in a petition challenging the legality of the individual's detention (i.e., a habeas corpus petition).
Under the bill, a federal court may grant a habeas corpus petition concerning such an individual if the death sentence was imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence of the individual's probable innocence.
Furthermore, a federal court may consider, subject to certain requirements, a subsequent petition concerning such an individual if the petition is based on a claim that the death sentence was imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence of the individual's probable innocence. (Currently, if a federal court has already considered a habeas corpus petition concerning an individual, subsequent petitions concerning that individual shall be dismissed, with limited exceptions.)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7532: Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7532/
"H.R. 7532: Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7532/.
H.R. 7532, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7532/.
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