# 116-hr-7532: Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act

116-hr-7532, Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7532
- Congress: 116
- Title: Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.)

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6902: Black History is American History Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7532 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7532)

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- [116-hr-6902: Black History is American History Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6902)
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- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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