A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to establish procedures for imposition of the death penalty for Presidential assassination, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to establish procedures for the imposition of the death penalty for presidential assassination. Requires a separate sentencing hearing before a jury, or the court upon motion by the defendant, when the defendant is found guilty or pleads guilty to an offense punishable by death. Provides that no presentence report shall be prepared in such cases. Allows the defendant and the Government to present any information relevant to sentencing, without regard to the rules of evidence, but permits information to be excluded where its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading of the jury. Specifies mitigating factors which the defendant must establish by a preponderance of the information and aggravating factors which the Government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Conditions imposition of the death penalty on a unanimous finding by the jury (or finding by the court) that: (1) some aggravating factor exists; and (2) the aggravating factor sufficiently outweighs any mitigating factor found to exist. Directs the court to impose the death penalty upon a finding that such sentence is justified. Establishes procedures for appeal from the death sentence.

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Timeline

1. 19 February 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 February 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 February 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 6 March 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

   Source: Committee

5. 7 November 1985

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 16 April 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 7 May 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 5 June 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 24 July 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 February 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Carney, William [R-NY-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Grotberg, John E. [R-IL-14] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• Del. Blaz, Ben G. [R-GU-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Parris, Stanford E. (Stan) [R-VA-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Slaughter, D. French, Jr. [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
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