HR 4923 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act

Introduced Mar 9, 2006 Originated House Sponsor Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH

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Latest action · Mar 9, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 9, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act - Repeals death penalty provisions for a wide range of specified offenses under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act, and other statutes, including for murder relating to the smuggling of aliens, murder during a hostage-taking, and certain non-homicide-related offenses (espionage and treason). Repeals procedural provisions relating to the imposition of the death sentence.

Prohibits sentencing to death or putting to death any person for any violation of federal law. Commutes death penalty sentences imposed prior to the enactment of this Act to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Cosponsors 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2006 to Apr 27, 2006; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMar 9, 2006
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MNMartin Olav SaboOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-NCMelvin L. WattOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-CASam FarrOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalMar 9, 2006
D-MABarney FrankApr 27, 2006
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyApr 27, 2006

Committees 1

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ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 9, 2006

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 9, 2006Introduced in House
  2. Mar 9, 2006Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 2

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Cite it 2

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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 122Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2005Identical billJan 24, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To abolish the death penalty under Federal law.
Short Titles as Introduced
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

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  1. Mar 9, 2006Introduced in House

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