National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2003

3.0.0 132 2023-01-15T21:34:11Z 2023-01-15T21:34:11Z Senate S S 2003-01-09 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-01-09T22:25:38Z 2004-05-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5510) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S161-164) IntroReferral 2003-01-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S160-161) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2003-01-09 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2003-01-09 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2003-01-09 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2003-04-29 False Crime and Law Enforcement Capital punishment Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Constitutional law DNA Disabled Discrimination in criminal justice administration Due process of law Evidence (Law) Families Forensic medicine Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Habeas corpus Health Identification of criminals Juvenile delinquency Law Legislation Mentally disabled Presidential commissions Prisoners' rights Prosecution Racial discrimination Right to counsel Sentences (Criminal procedure) Standards State laws Crime and Law Enforcement

00 2003-01-09 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Establishes the National Commission on the Death Penalty to: (1) determine whether administration of the death penalty comports with such constitutional requirements; and (2) establish guidelines and procedures which ensure that death penalty cases are administered fairly and impartially in accordance with due process, minimize the risk that innocent persons may be executed, and ensure that the death penalty is not administered in a racially discriminatory manner.]]>

National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2003 Display Title National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to place a moratorium on executions by the Federal Government and urge the States to do the same, while a National Commission on the Death Penalty reviews the fairness of the imposition of the death penalty. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-01-09T05:00:00Z 2004-05-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5510) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.