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HR 8940·Federal·house

Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

In CommitteeFiled May 20, 2026
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D)
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

May 20, 2026

Summary

The Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act bars any death sentence for violations of federal law and orders that people already on federal death rows be resentenced. It applies to all current and future federal death‑penalty cases. The measure seeks to eliminate the death penalty at the federal level and align federal sentencing with growing opposition to capital punishment.

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