# 119-hr-10098: Restoring the Death Penalty in DC Act

119-hr-10098, Restoring the Death Penalty in DC Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC); status introduced (as of 2026-08-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10098
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring the Death Penalty in DC Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-27

## Summary

**Restoring the death penalty in the District of Columbia** would create a full capital-punishment system for D.C., spelling out which crimes can get death and how sentencing, appeals, custody, and execution methods work.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Priority appeals for death sentences: benefit, medium. If enacted, any death sentence in DC would be appealable to the D.C. Court of Appeals and the appeal could be consolidated with the conviction appeal. The Court would review the full trial and sentencing record, state its reasons in writing, give the appeal priority, and remand for resentencing if…
- Apply federal capital rules to DC: benefit, low. This bill would amend two federal chapters to say that, for those chapters, the word 'State' includes the District of Columbia. If enacted, that change would make certain federal capital-defense and related procedures available in DC for crimes committed on or after enactment.
- Execution custody and methods rules: cost, medium. The bill would require that a person sentenced to death be held by the U.S. Attorney for D.C. until appellate procedures are exhausted and then transferred to the D.C. Department of Corrections for implementation. Electrocution would be the default method of execution. A condemned person could elec…
- Restore death penalty in DC: mixed, high. This bill would allow courts in the District of Columbia to impose the death penalty for eight specifically listed crimes, including certain murders, terrorism, child sexual abuse in the first degree, and use of a weapon of mass destruction. The change would apply only to offenses committed on or a…
- New capital sentencing rules: mixed, medium. This bill would require prosecutors to give written notice before trial or before accepting a guilty plea if they intend to seek death, and that notice must list the aggravating factors to be proved. If notice is filed and the defendant is convicted or pleads guilty, the court must hold a separate…

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- 119-hr-3756: FISH Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5457: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10098 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10098)

## Related
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-3756: FISH Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3756)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-5457: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5457)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10098 (as of 2026-08-27).