HRES 250 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Expressing the need to eliminate life without parole for children.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.(2017-04-21)
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Applauds and celebrates the Supreme Court's decisions in Roper v. Simmons , Graham v. Florida , and Miller v. Alabama to strike down the death penalty, the use of life without parole sentences for non-homicide offenses, and the use of mandatory life without parole sentences for children in the United States. Applauds the states of Texas, Nevada, Wyoming, Kentucky, Kansas, Colorado, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, Delaware, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, West Virginia, California, Florida, Washington, and the District of Columbia for recent legislative changes that eliminated life without the possibility of release or parole sentences for children convicted of serious crimes. Encourages other state legislatures to eliminate extreme sentences for children convicted of serious crimes.…
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4 Democrats