HR 13255 · 93th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide in certain circumstances the death penalty for kidnaping, and to establish a rebuttable presumption with respect to certain unexplained disappearances.

Introduced 1974-03-05· Sponsored by Rep. Roberts, Ray [D-TX-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1974-03-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Establishes the death penalty for kidnapping if the person has not been liberated unharmed. States that failure of a person, who voluntarily travels with another, to arrive after a ressonable time creates a rebuttable presumption that the person has been decoyed or inveigled.…

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