United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 28 D cosponsors

HR 8940 — Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced May 20, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 28 sponsors

    1 primary, 27 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (28 D).

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In plain language

This bill prohibits the death penalty for violations of federal law.

The Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act forbids imposing the death penalty for any federal law violations. It also mandates that individuals sentenced to death before the enactment must be resentenced.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 519 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (27)

Not signed on (519)

519 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 8940?
HR 8940 is sponsored by Brown, Shontel M. (Democratic), Carter, Troy A. (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), DeGette, Diana (Democratic), Frost, Maxwell (Democratic), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Lee, Summer L. (Democratic), Mejia, Analilia (Democratic), Mullin, Kevin (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), Simon, Lateefah (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), Pallone, Frank (Democratic), Evans, Dwight (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), Dexter, Maxine (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Sykes, Emilia Strong (Democratic), and Pressley, Ayanna (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 8940?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced May 20, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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