S. 5686 119th Congress Senate

No Public Executions in America Act

Introduced: October 15, 2026 Introduced by: Mark Kelly Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov

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Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Oct 15, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Oct 15, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5686: No Public Executions in America Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5686/

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"S. 5686: No Public Executions in America Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5686/.

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S. 5686, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5686/.

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