Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act

H.R. 4923, the Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, would eliminate the death penalty as a sentencing option for all federal crimes. The bill would repeal specific death penalty provisions across various federal laws, including those related to treason, espionage, and murder, and would prohibit any future federal executions.

For individuals currently on federal death row, the bill would automatically commute their sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. If enacted, this legislation would shift the maximum punishment for the most serious federal offenses to life in prison, effectively ending the federal government’s authority to seek or carry out capital punishment.