Search Results: keywords:"capital punishment"

  • H. R. 7957 — To increase penalties for crimes against children.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,497

    The bill titled H. R. 7957, known as the "No Repeat Child Sex Offenders Act," seeks to impose harsher penalties for crimes against children. It amends various sections of the United States Code to replace existing terms of imprisonment with mandatory life imprisonment or the...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make the punishment for hurting kids much stricter by saying people who do these bad things should stay in jail forever or get an even tougher penalty, to help stop them from doing it again.

  • H. R. 378 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:442

    H.R. 378, also known as the "Thin Blue Line Act," proposes changes to title 18 of the United States Code by adding new reasons to consider when deciding on the death penalty. The bill suggests that if someone is found guilty of killing or trying to kill a law enforcement...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 378 is a bill that says if someone hurts or kills a police officer, firefighter, or first responder because of their job, it might be used as a reason to give them the most serious punishment called the death penalty.

  • S. 718 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a crime punishable by death.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:453

    S. 718, known as "Eric’s Law," proposes changes to title 18 of the United States Code. If a jury fails to unanimously decide on a sentence in a death penalty case, the bill requires a new jury to be formed for a special hearing. If the second jury also cannot agree...

    Simple Explanation

    Eric's Law wants to make sure that when people might face the death penalty, all the jurors agree on their sentence. If they don't, a new group of jurors will decide, and if they can't agree either, the person won't get the death penalty.