119th Congress
H.R. 8940
Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ayanna Pressley(D-MA)
- Introduced
- May 20, 2026
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (30)
Original cosponsors (21)
- Analilia Mejia (D-NJ)
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL)
- Diana DeGette (D-CO)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Robert Garcia (D-CA)
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)
- Shontel M. Brown (D-OH)
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA)
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA)
Added later (9)
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR) · Jun 3, 2026
- Ted Lieu (D-CA) · Jun 3, 2026
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) · Jun 23, 2026
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) · Jun 23, 2026
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) · Jul 2, 2026
- Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH) · Jul 15, 2026
- James A. Himes (D-CT) · Aug 13, 2026
- Judy Chu (D-CA) · Sep 2, 2026
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) · Sep 2, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.
Latest action(May 20, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 20, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - May 20, 2026
Introduced in House