HR 97
117th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Espionage and treason
Firearms and explosives
Military law
Violent crime
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 4, 2021
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.
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the imposition of a death penalty sentence for a violation of federal law.
It eliminates statutory authority for the death penalty as a sentencing option for federal offenses.
It also requires a person who was sentenced to death before enactment of this bill to be resentenced.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Related & companion bills
2
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
69
D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
Sires, Albio
Wexton, Jennifer
Kahele, Kaiali'i
D
Jacobs, Sara
D
Waters, Maxine
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
D
Garamendi, John
D
Takano, Mark
McEachin, A.
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
D
Huffman, Jared
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Strickland, Marilyn
Newman, Marie
D
Pallone, Frank
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
Hayes, Jahana
D
Torres, Ritchie
D
Welch, Peter
D
Williams, Nikema
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
Bass, Karen
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Brown, Anthony
D
Chu, Judy
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Cohen, Steve
COOPER, JAMES
D
Dean, Madeleine
D
Escobar, Veronica
D
Evans, Dwight
HASTINGS, ALCEE
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
D
Kelly, Robin L.
D
Khanna, Ro
Lawrence, Brenda
Levin, Andy
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Lofgren, Zoe
Malinowski, Tom
D
McCollum, Betty
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
D
Meng, Grace
D
Pingree, Chellie
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Raskin, Jamie
RUSH, BOBBY
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 97: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-97/
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