Federal Death Penalty Prohibition

Summary#

This bill would ban the death penalty for violations of Federal law. It says that no person may be sentenced to death or put to death on or after the date the bill becomes law. It also says that people who were sentenced to death under Federal law before the bill becomes law must be resentenced.

What it means for you#

• If you are charged with a federal crime, a death sentence could not be imposed after this bill becomes law.
• If you are currently sentenced to death under federal law, the bill directs that you be given a new sentence.
• The bill applies to violations of Federal law; it does not change state criminal sentences.

Expenses#

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Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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