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H.R. 97

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Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021
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Committee
Latest Action · March 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Congress
117th (2021–2023)
Introduced
January 4, 2021
Cosponsors (85)
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Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021 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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