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H.R.729: Effective Death Penalty Act of 1995
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Jan. 30, 1995
- Latest Major Action April 18, 1996
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (All Republicans)
Bill Summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Effective Death Penalty Subtitle A: Post Conviction Petitions: General Habeas Corpus Reform Subtitle B: Special Procedures for Collateral Proceedings in Capital Cases Subtitle C: Funding for Litigation of Federal Habeas Corpus Petitions in Capital Cases Title II: Federal Death Penalty Procedures Reform Effective Death Penalty Act of 1995 - Title I: Effective Death Penalty - Subtitle A: Post Conviction Petitions:...
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Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 10.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 104-23.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 10.
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Consideration initiated previous special order.
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Considered previous special order.
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The House resolved into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union pursuant to the special order of Tuesday, February 7, 1995.
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The Speaker designated the Honorable David Dreier to act as Chairman of the Committee.
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GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
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DEBATE - By unanimous consent, debate on the Cox amendment and all amendments thereto will be limited to 20 minutes equally divided and controlled.
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LIMITATION ON DEBATE - Mr. Fields asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Fields amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 10 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
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DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fields amendment.
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LIMITAION ON DEBATE - Mr. Smith asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the Smith amendment, and all amendments thereto, be limited to not to exceed 10 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
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DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate.
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The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 729.
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the order of the House of February 7, 1995
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The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
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On passage Passed by recorded vote: 297 - 132 (Roll no. 109).
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 665.
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The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 729.
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Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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For Further Action See S.735.
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| Jan. 30, 1995 |
Introduced in the House by Bill McCollum (R-Fla.) |