S 582
117th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
Introduced: March 3, 2021
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1030)
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1030)
Committees of jurisdiction
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