Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
Sponsored By: Representative Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced
Summary
A federal ban on the death penalty would bar any death sentence for any federal crime and make that ban controlling over conflicting laws. The bill would require resentencing for people already under federal death sentences. It applies only to federal offenses and does not change state or local death-penalty laws. The text does not create new programs, fund anything, or set procedures or timelines for resentencing.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Resentencing for federal death-row inmates
If enacted, the bill would require that any person who was sentenced to death under federal law before the date it becomes law be resentenced. The resentencing obligation would take effect on the date of enactment and apply to all prior federal death sentences. The bill does not set procedures, alternative penalties, or timelines for how resentencing must be carried out.
Ban on federal death sentences
If enacted, the bill would bar any person from being sentenced to death or executed for any violation of federal law on or after the date it becomes law. The prohibition would operate "notwithstanding" any other provision of law, meaning it would control over conflicting statutes or interpretations. The text does not specify what other sentence replaces the death penalty or how the ban would be implemented.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Mejia
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2026
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/3/2026
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/23/2026
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/23/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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