[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 51 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 51

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
          permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2009

 Mr. Gohmert (for himself, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, 
 Mr. Hunter, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Fleming, Mrs. 
 Lummis, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
   Posey, and Mr. Gingrey of Georgia) introduced the following joint 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
          permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled   (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), 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:

                              ``Article--

    ``The penalty of death for the rape of a child who has not attained 
the age of 12 years does not constitute cruel and unusual 
punishment.''.
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