119th Congress
S. 718
Eric’s Law
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Feb 25, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Eric's Law
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate