HR 97 United States House · 117th Congress

Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021

Summary

Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the imposition of a death penalty sentence for a violation of federal law. It eliminates statutory authority for the death penalty as a sentencing option for federal offenses. It also requires a person who was sentenced to death before enactment of this bill to be resentenced.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

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Introduced Jan 4, 2021 Last action Mar 1, 2021

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Committee

Mar 1, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Jan 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Jan 4, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 85 co-sponsors