HR 5308 · 100th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

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.

Introduced 1988-09-14· Sponsored by Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.(1988-09-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans