H.R. 97 · 117th Congress · House

Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Introduced
Jan 4, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 01, 2021•Committee

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

  2. JAN 04, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JAN 04, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. JAN 04, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

  5. JAN 04, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee

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Referred: Mar 1, 2021

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Armed Services Committee

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Referred: Jan 4, 2021

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Jan 4, 2021

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