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H.J.Res. 17 (97th)

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to permit the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in certain cases.

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Introduced

5 January 1981

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Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

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16 January 2025

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Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the power of a State or Congress to declare the punishment for a crime involving the deliberate and willful taking of human life includes the power to impose the death penalty. Provides that the power of Congress to declare the punishment for treason against the United States also includes the power to impose the death penalty.

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