To limit the availability of a plea deal for any person responsible for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
HR 6479 prohibits plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other individuals directly responsible for the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that would avoid a public trial or a death penalty sentence. The bill requires the Attorney General to refuse any such plea agreement, ensuring these defendants cannot secure a resolution that skips a public trial or capital punishment. It directly affects only the 9/11 case defendants named in the legislation. The measure mandates that all legal proceedings for these individuals must proceed to trial or result in a death sentence.
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Introduced Nov 24, 2023
Last action Nov 24, 2023
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Nov 24, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Nov 24, 2023
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1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
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W. Gregory Steube
RRepublican
Co
August Pfluger
RRepublican
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
RRepublican
Co
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
Co
David Rouzer
RRepublican
Co
Doug Lamborn
RRepublican
Co
Elise M. Stefanik
RRepublican
Co
Greg Lopez
RRepublican
Co
Michael C. Burgess
RRepublican
Co
Neal P. Dunn
RRepublican
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