HR 1124
118th 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 2023
Introduced: February 21, 2023
Introduced by:
Espaillat, Adriano
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 2023
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.
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2023
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 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.
Committees of jurisdiction
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