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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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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
 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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