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Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act
Sponsored By: Representative Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
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Summary
Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act This bill allows an individual sentenced to death by a state to present newly discovered evidence in a petition challenging the legality of the individual's detention (i.e., a habeas corpus petition). Under the bill, a federal court may grant a habeas corpus petition concerning such an individual if the death sentence was imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence of the individual's probable innocence. Furthermore, a federal court may consider, subject to certain requirements, a subsequent petition concerning such an individual if the petition is based on a claim that the death sentence was imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence of the individual's probable innocence. (Currently, if a federal court has already considered a habeas corpus petition concerning an individual, subsequent petitions concerning that individual shall be dismissed, with limited exceptions.)
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/9/2020
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/16/2020
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/16/2020
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/16/2020
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/16/2020
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/16/2020
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/16/2020
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/11/2020
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/11/2020
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/11/2020
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