United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3980 (116th)
Eric’s Law
Introduced
25 July 2019
Last action
28 August 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12], Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9], Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14], Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3], Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8], Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 January 2026
Summary
Eric's Law This bill modifies procedures with respect to capital sentencing hearings. If a jury at a capital sentencing hearing does not reach a unanimous recommendation on the defendant's sentence, then the court must order a new special sentencing hearing and impanel a new jury. If the new jury at the special sentencing hearing does not reach a unanimous recommendation on the defendant's sentence, then the court is prohibited from imposing a death sentence.
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Timeline
25 July 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 July 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 July 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 August 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 July 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3980
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3980
- us · 116-hr-3980 · source updated 10 January 2026