Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
The Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act would ban the federal government from imposing or carrying out the death penalty for any violation of federal law after the bill's enactment. It would require federal courts to resentence all individuals currently under a federal death sentence to a non-death penalty. This bill directly affects federal criminal defendants and inmates on federal death row, but does not impact state-level death penalty cases. The law would take effect immediately upon passage, ending federal death penalty sentencing for future cases and changing current death row sentences.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 13, 2023
Last action Jul 13, 2023
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Committee
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Jul 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jul 13, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 61 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
Co
Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Cori Bush
DDemocratic
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