H.R. 8940
119th Congress
House
Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
Official title: To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 20, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Cosponsors
35
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Balint, Becca
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
McClellan, Jennifer L.
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Chu, Judy
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Himes, James A.
D
Sykes, Emilia Strong
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
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Bonamici, Suzanne
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Dexter, Maxine
D
Lieu, Ted
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Brown, Shontel M.
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Carter, Troy A.
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Dean, Madeleine
D
DeGette, Diana
D
Evans, Dwight
D
Frost, Maxwell
D
Garcia, Robert
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Kelly, Robin L.
D
Lee, Summer L.
D
Mejia, Analilia
D
Mullin, Kevin
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Pallone, Frank
D
Ramirez, Delia C.
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Simon, Lateefah
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Tlaib, Rashida
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Wilson, Frederica S.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8940: Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8940/
"H.R. 8940: Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8940/.
H.R. 8940, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8940/.
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