Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Constitution does not preclude a penalty of death, including when it is imposed for the rape of a child under 16 years of age.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the death penalty is permitted under the Constitution and does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment, including when imposed for the rape of a child under 16 years old.

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Timeline

1. 8 May 2008

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 May 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 May 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 June 2008

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 8 May 2008 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
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• related to ← A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court of the United States erroneously decided Kennedy v. Louisiana, No. 07-343 (2008), and that the eighth amendment to the Constitution of the United States allows the imposition of the death penalty for the rape of a child.