A bill to prohibit law enforcement Federal financial assistance to States that do not have in effect a law that permits imposition of the death penalty, and requires imposition of the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole, for any conviction of premeditated murder and for any conviction of murdering a law enforcement officer under certain circumstances.

Summary

Prohibits Federal financial assistance for crime prevention to any State that does not have in effect a law permitting imposition of the death penalty and requiring imposition of the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole for: (1) any conviction of premeditated murder; and (2) any conviction of the murder of a law enforcement officer under certain circumstances.

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Timeline

1. 14 September 1988

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 September 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 September 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 September 1988

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 September 1988

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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