Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the death penalty for the forcible rape of a child under age 12 does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

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Timeline

1. 26 June 2008

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 June 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 June 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 June 2008 · Download file

Documents

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  Introduced in House · EN · 26 June 2008

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Sponsors

• Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing castration after conviction for the rape of a child under 16 years of age.
• related to → 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.
• 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.