Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 12, 2013)
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.
What just happenedJan 27, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 12, 2013
- Jan 27, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Dec 12, 2013IntroReferralH11100
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.
- Dec 12, 2013IntroReferralH11100
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.
- Dec 12, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 12, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House