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- H.R.97
H.R.97: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 4, 2021
- Latest Major Action March 1, 2021
- See the seven similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
85 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Jan. 4, 2021
Bill 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.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 1, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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| Jan. 4, 2021 |
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 in the House by Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) |