Death Penalty Abolition Amendment

by The Government of the United States of America

Death Penalty Abolition Amendment[1]  (1992)  The Government of the United States of America Proposed June 29, 1992 (failed)

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The death penalty shall not be imposed by the United States, or by any State, Territory, or other jurisdiction within the United States.

Notes

1. “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the death penalty. (Introduced in House)”, <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c102:H.J.RES.518:>. Retrieved on 2009-12-05(2009-12-05)