US HB3741 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on December 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013
Sponsors
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD] | Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] |
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY] | Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-01-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
2013-12-12 | House | Referred to House Armed Services |
2013-12-12 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
2013-12-12 | House | 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. |
Subjects
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
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
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3741/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3741/BILLS-113hr3741ih.pdf |