Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +27
- Latest action
- May 20, 2026
What it does
The Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act would ban the imposition of the death penalty for any federal crime, effective upon enactment, and require that anyone already sentenced to death for a federal offense before the law takes effect be resentenced. The bill applies to all individuals subject to federal criminal law and removes capital punishment as a sentencing option for federal violations. It does not affect state death penalty laws. The legislation was introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Ayanna Pressley
- Analilia Mejia
- Delia Ramirez
- Diana DeGette
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Emilia Sykes
- Frank Pallone
- Frederica Wilson
- Henry Johnson
- James Himes
- Janice Schakowsky
- Jonathan Jackson
- Judy Chu
- Kevin Mullin
- Lateefah Simon
- Madeleine Dean
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Maxine Dexter
- Maxwell Frost
- Rashida Tlaib
- Robert Garcia
- Robin Kelly
- Shontel Brown
- Summer Lee
- Suzan DelBene
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Ted Lieu
- Troy Carter
- Zoe Lofgren
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.