3.0.0 650 2023-01-11T13:19:42Z 2023-01-11T13:19:42Z Senate S S 2009-03-19 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-19T19:38:57Z 2009-03-19 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3560-3563) IntroReferral 2009-03-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3558-3560) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-19 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 Crimes against children Crimes against women Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Firearms and explosives Military law Organized crime Pornography Sex offenses Subversive activities Terrorism Violent crime War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-03-19 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-03T21:58:00Z Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2009 - 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.

]]> Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2009 Display Title Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to abolish the death penalty under Federal law. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s650is/xml/BILLS-111s650is.xml 2009-03-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3560-3563) 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.