Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013
Latest action · Jan 27, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedDec 12, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013 - 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 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 12, 2013 to Jun 18, 2014, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jan 15, 2014 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jan 15, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jan 15, 2014 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jan 28, 2014 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 28, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 18, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Dec 12, 2013Introduced in House
- Dec 12, 2013Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against women
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Espionage and treason
- Firearms and explosives
- Military law
- Organized crime
- Pornography
- Sex offenses
- Subversive activities
- Terrorism
- Violent crime
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2013Introduced in House
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