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HR 1556 119th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Judicial procedure and administration

Eric’s Law

Introduced: February 25, 2025 Introduced by: Bresnahan, Robert P. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Eric's Law

This bill modifies procedures with respect to capital sentencing hearings.

If a jury at a capital sentencing hearing does not reach a unanimous recommendation on the defendant's sentence and there is a motion by the attorney for the government, the court must order a new special sentencing hearing and impanel a new jury. If the new jury at the special sentencing hearing does not reach a unanimous recommendation on the defendant's sentence, then the court is prohibited from imposing a death sentence.

What's happening now February 25, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Hamadeh, Abraham J.
Arizona · Mar 14, 2025
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2025
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1556: Eric’s Law. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1556/
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"H.R. 1556: Eric’s Law." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1556/.
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H.R. 1556, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1556/.
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