S4608Referred to Committee

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

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-05-20
Introduced
17
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Richard J. Durbin
Richard J. Durbin
Democrat · IL · Senator
Votes with party: 56.8% (322 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (17)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2417-2418; text: CR S2418)

2026-05-20

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Plain-English Summary

The federal government would no longer be allowed to impose the death penalty as punishment for any federal crime. This would affect how the most serious federal cases are prosecuted and would eliminate capital punishment from the federal criminal justice system, though it would not change state death penalty laws.

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