Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2008
Latest action · Sep 11, 2008 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 11, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2008- Repeals death penalty provisions for a wide range of homicide-related offenses under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act, and other statutes relating to aircraft hijacking, espionage and treason, and offenses punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Prohibits the sentencing to death or execution of any person for any violation of federal law after the enactment of this Act. Commutes death penalties imposed prior to the enactment of this Act to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2008 to Sep 22, 2008; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Sep 22, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2008 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2008Introduced in House
- Sep 11, 2008Referred 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.
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
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34163 | The Death Penalty: Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress Archived | Report | Oct 15, 2008 |
| RS22719 | Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress: A Sketch Archived | Report | Oct 15, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 447 | Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2007 | Related bill | Apr 26, 2007 |
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 of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
