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S 1011 99th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Capital punishment Crime prevention Criminal procedure and sentencing Families Kidnapping Sentences (Criminal procedure)

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide the death sentence or mandatory life in kidnapping offenses involving the murder of a minor.

Introduced: April 25, 1985 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 31, 1985
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.
May 29, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Criminal Law.
May 29, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice.
Apr 25, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 25, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to impose a mandatory life sentence upon any person who kidnaps an individual under the age of 18. Imposes the death penalty in any case where such a victim dies as the result of the kidnapping.

What's happening now May 31, 1985

Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1011: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide the death sentence or mandatory life in kidnapping offenses involving the murder of a minor.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1011/
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"S. 1011: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide the death sentence or mandatory life in kidnapping offenses involving the murder of a minor.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1011/.
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S. 1011, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1011/.
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[S. 1011: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide the death sentence or mandatory life in kidnapping offenses involving the murder of a minor.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1011/)
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