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Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act

USA116th CongressHR-7532| House 
| Updated: 7/9/2020
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson

Democratic Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (27)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)

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  • In Committee
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  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act This bill allows an individual sentenced to death by a state to present newly discovered evidence in a petition challenging the legality of the individual's detention (i.e., a habeas corpus petition). Under the bill, a federal court may grant a habeas corpus petition concerning such an individual if the death sentence was imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence of the individual's probable innocence. Furthermore, a federal court may consider, subject to certain requirements, a subsequent petition concerning such an individual if the petition is based on a claim that the death sentence was imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence of the individual's probable innocence. (Currently, if a federal court has already considered a habeas corpus petition concerning an individual, subsequent petitions concerning that individual shall be dismissed, with limited exceptions.)
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Timeline
Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 9, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 9, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Law

Criminal procedure and sentencingEvidence and witnessesJudicial review and appeals

Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act

USA116th CongressHR-7532| House 
| Updated: 7/9/2020
Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act This bill allows an individual sentenced to death by a state to present newly discovered evidence in a petition challenging the legality of the individual's detention (i.e., a habeas corpus petition). Under the bill, a federal court may grant a habeas corpus petition concerning such an individual if the death sentence was imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence of the individual's probable innocence. Furthermore, a federal court may consider, subject to certain requirements, a subsequent petition concerning such an individual if the petition is based on a claim that the death sentence was imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence of the individual's probable innocence. (Currently, if a federal court has already considered a habeas corpus petition concerning an individual, subsequent petitions concerning that individual shall be dismissed, with limited exceptions.)
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Timeline
Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 9, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 9, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson

Democratic Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (27)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Law

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal procedure and sentencingEvidence and witnessesJudicial review and appeals