119th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 1556: Eric’s Law
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Summary
This bill modifies procedures with respect to capital sentencing hearings.
If a jury at a capital sentencing hearing does not reach a unanimous recommendation on the defendant's sentence and there is a motion by the attorney for the government, the court must order a new special sentencing hearing and impanel a new jury. If the new jury at the special sentencing hearing does not reach a unanimous recommendation on the defendant's sentence, then the court is prohibited from imposing a death sentence.
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Cosponsors
- Guy Reschenthaler R-PAOriginal
- Glenn Thompson R-PAOriginal
- Abraham Hamadeh R-AZ
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History
- Introduced in the House by Robert Bresnahan.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.