The Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act would ban the federal government from imposing or carrying out the death penalty for any federal crime. The bill affects anyone currently on federal death row as well as anyone prosecuted for federal crimes in the future, requiring that those already sentenced to death under federal law be resentenced to a different punishment. The legislation contains no specific funding provisions or implementation timelines beyond stating that the prohibition takes effect immediately upon enactment. The bill was introduced in May 2026 with support from a bipartisan group of 22 House members, primarily from the Democratic caucus, and was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
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