3.0.0 1604 2023-01-15T07:02:59Z 2023-01-15T07:02:59Z Senate S S 2003-09-10 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-09-10T21:27:04Z Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2004 108 2934 HR 2004-07-07 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 353. Related bill CRS 2003-09-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR 9/9/2003 S11240-11241) IntroReferral 2003-09-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11240) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA N Crime and Law Enforcement Armed Forces and National Security Capital punishment Conspiracy EBB Terrorism Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Government Operations and Politics Government lending Grants-in-aid Homicide International Affairs Licenses Life imprisonment Murder Sentences (Criminal procedure) Terrorism Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2003-09-10 Introduced in Senate 2003-10-14T17:29:45Z Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that any person who, in the course of committing a terrorist offense, engages in conduct that results in the death of a person, shall be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or life.

Includes "terrorist offenses resulting in death" among the aggravating factors for homicide which are used in determining whether a death sentence is justified.

Denies Federal benefits to any individual who is convicted of a Federal crime of terrorism, for any term of years or for life.

]]> Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2003 Display Title Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase criminal penalties relating to terrorist murders, deny Federal benefits to terrorists, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-09-10T04:00:00Z 2003-09-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR 9/9/2003 S11240-11241) 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.