HJRES 30 · 95th Congress · Constitutional amendments
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to permit the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in certain cases.
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1977-01-04)
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Constitutional Amendment - Empowers Congress and the States to impose and provide for the carrying out of the death penalty in the case of any crime involving the deliberate and willful taking of human life. Empowers Congress to impose and provide for the carrying out of such penalty in the case of treason against the United States.…
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