A bill to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.

Timeline

1. May 20, 2026
   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2. May 20, 2026
   Introduced in Senate

Cosponsors

• Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] D-CA
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] D-HI
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] D-NJ
• Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] D-VA
• Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] D-GA
• Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] D-MN
• Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] D-GA
• Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] D-HI
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] D-VT
• Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] D-CA
• Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] D-WI
• Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] D-MA
• Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] I-VT
• Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] D-DE
• Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] D-MD
• Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] D-OR
• Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] D-MA

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