Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 8940

Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Ayanna Pressley DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

35 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Shontel M. Brown DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Troy A. Carter DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Emanuel Cleaver DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Madeleine Dean DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Diana DeGette DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Maxwell Frost DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Robert Garcia DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jonathan L. Jackson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Robin L. Kelly DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Summer L. Lee DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Analilia Mejia DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Kevin Mullin DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Delia C. Ramirez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Janice D. Schakowsky DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Lateefah Simon DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Rashida Tlaib DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Frederica S. Wilson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Frank Pallone, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Dwight Evans DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ted Lieu DDemocrat
Maxine Dexter DDemocrat
Mark DeSaulnier DDemocrat
Suzanne Bonamici DDemocrat
Suzan K. DelBene DDemocrat
Emilia Strong Sykes DDemocrat
James A. Himes DDemocrat
Judy Chu DDemocrat
Zoe Lofgren DDemocrat
James P. McGovern DDemocrat
Jennifer L. McClellan DDemocrat
Becca Balint DDemocrat
Yvette D. Clarke DDemocrat
Jesús G. "Chuy" García DDemocrat

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Introduced in HouseNot checked yetThe official file

Actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Introduced in House
  3. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee (House)Referred To, May 20, 2026

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