3.0.0 3986 2023-01-11T13:17:20Z 2023-01-11T13:17:20Z House H HR 2009-11-03 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2010-01-04T14:11:52Z Referred to 2009-11-03T13:00:44Z 2010-01-04 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2009-11-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-11-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H12208) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-11-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-11-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 N N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2009-11-03 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2009-11-03 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2009-11-03 True W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2009-11-03 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2009-11-03 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2009-11-03 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2009-11-19 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2009-11-19 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2009-11-19 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2009-11-19 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2009-11-19 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2009-11-19 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2009-12-01 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2009-12-02 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2009-12-02 False P000596 Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] Pedro Pierluisi D PR R. 0 2010-01-27 False W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2010-03-23 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence and witnesses Judicial review and appeals Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-11-03 Introduced in House 2009-11-24T20:08:30Z Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Amends the federal judicial code to make federal habeas corpus relief available to a person sentenced to death if adjudication on the merits in state court proceedings of the claim cited in the writ application resulted in, or left in force, a death sentence imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence which, in combination with the evidence presented at trial, demonstrates that the applicant is probably not guilty of the underlying offense.

Allows presentation of such a claim in a second or successive habeas corpus application.

Allows a second or successive court motion to vacate, set aside, or correct a death sentence based on such a claim.

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