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HR 262 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing

Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

Introduced: January 11, 2021 Introduced by: Pressley, Ayanna Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

This bill prohibits the imposition of a death penalty sentence for a violation of federal law.

A person sentenced to death before enactment of this bill must be resentenced.

What's happening now March 4, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 97 Related bill Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021
  • S 582 Identical bill Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 66
All 66 Democratic 53
Payne, Donald
· Mar 28, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 25, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 28, 2021
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · May 28, 2021
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 11, 2021
Meijer, Peter
· May 11, 2021
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 18, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Feb 4, 2021
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 4, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jan 28, 2021
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 25, 2021
McEachin, A.
· Jan 15, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jan 15, 2021
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 11, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Jan 11, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 11, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· Jan 11, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jan 11, 2021
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 11, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Jan 11, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jan 11, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 11, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jan 11, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 11, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jan 11, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jan 11, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 11, 2021
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jan 11, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 11, 2021
Malinowski, Tom
· Jan 11, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 11, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jan 11, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 262: Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-262/
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"H.R. 262: Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-262/.
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H.R. 262, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-262/.
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