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
Fred Keller, Mike Bost, Glenn Thompson, Daniel Meuser, Guy Reschenthaler, Scott Tipton, Larry Bucshon, Neal Dunn, Ralph Norman, Dan Crenshaw
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
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 July 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 July 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 July 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 25 July 2019
Sponsors
- Fred Keller · R · Sponsor
- Mike Bost · R · Sponsor
- Glenn Thompson · R · Sponsor
- Daniel Meuser · R · Cosponsor
- Guy Reschenthaler · R · Cosponsor
- Scott Tipton · R · Cosponsor
- Larry Bucshon · R · Cosponsor
- Neal Dunn · R · Cosponsor
- Ralph Norman · R · Cosponsor
- Dan Crenshaw · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Eric’s Law
- related to → Eric’s Law
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