3.0.0 447 2023-01-11T20:04:30Z 2023-01-11T20:04:30Z Senate S S 2007-01-31 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-31T19:26:44Z Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2008 110 6875 HR 2008-09-11 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. Related bill CRS 2007-04-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5174-5175) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-31 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1418-1421) IntroReferral 2007-01-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1417-1418) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N Crime and Law Enforcement Air piracy Aircraft Airports Aliens Americans in foreign countries Ammunition Appellate procedure Armed Forces and National Security Assassination Automobile theft Biological warfare Capital punishment Chemical warfare Child pornography Child sexual abuse Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Conspiracy Correctional personnel Courts-martial and courts of inquiry Criminal investigation Destruction of property Drug abuse Drug traffic Election candidates Emergency Management Espionage Explosives Families Federal law enforcement officers Federal officials Firearms Genocide Government Operations and Politics Hostages Illegal aliens Immigration Informers Insubordination International Affairs Jurisdiction Kidnapping Larceny Law Law enforcement officers Life imprisonment Limitation of actions Mandatory sentences Marine safety Members of Congress Motor vehicles Murder Nuclear terrorism Officer personnel Offshore structures Organized crime Parole Police Postal service Presidential protection Prison violence Prisoners Protection of officials Racial discrimination Railroads Rape Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sex crimes Smuggling State employees Supreme Court justices Terrorism Torture Transportation and Public Works Treason Vice Presidents Victims of crimes Violence War crimes Weapons of mass destruction Witnesses Women Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-01-31 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-03T17:31:32Z Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2007 - 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.

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