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S. 4608

Introduced

Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

Sponsor
DRichard J. Durbin· Illinois
Introduced
May 20, 2026
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2417-2418; text: CR S2418)May 20, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4608 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4608

To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of 
Federal law, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 20, 2026

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
Kaine, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Welch, 
Mr. Schiff, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Coons, Mr. Van 
Hollen, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of 
Federal law, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Death Penalty Prohibition 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF DEATH SENTENCE.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
person may be sentenced to death or put to death on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law.
(b) Persons Sentenced Before Date of Enactment.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, any person sentenced to death before the 
date of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law shall be 
resentenced.
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