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POSITIVE Justice & Civil Liberties 118th Congress

H.R.1124 Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act

Abolishes the federal death penalty and commutes existing death sentences to life imprisonment (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

200 death row exonerations document systemic error; GAO found race influences sentencing in 82% of studies.

Death Penalty Information Center (July 2024) — 200 death row exonerations since 1973; 65% are people of color; 69% involved official misconduct
  • U.S. Const. amend. VIII — prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment
  • GAO (1990): race of victim influenced death penalty charging in 82% of studies reviewed

Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act. The federal death penalty has documented racial disparities, error rates, and high costs relative to alternatives (DOJ data).