Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2023
United States118th CongressHR-1124House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 21, 2023
Summary
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2023 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.
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Timeline
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.
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