110 HJ 83 IH: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution U.S. House of Representatives 2008-05-08 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.

IA 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 83 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 8, 2008 Mr. Broun of Georgia introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Constitution does not preclude a penalty of death, including when it is imposed for the rape of a child under 16 years of age.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: —

The death penalty is permitted under the Constitution and does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment, including when the death penalty is imposed for the rape of a child under sixteen years old.

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