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119th CongressH. R. 8940

Introduced in House

Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →

This Act may be cited as the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF DEATH SENTENCETrack this section →

(a) In General Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may be sentenced to death or put to death on or after the date of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law. (b) Persons Sentenced Before Date of Enactment Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person sentenced to death before the date of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law shall be resentenced.

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