House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law
Effective Death Penalty Act of 1995
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 1995
- Committee actionFeb 1, 1995
- Passed HouseFeb 8, 1995 · 297–132
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 18, 1996 — For Further Action See S.735.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 729.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-23 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on February 8, 1995.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 8, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/23
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 729, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/729
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors — 5 Republicans
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Phil English (R-PA), Ed Royce (R-CA), Gerald Weller (R-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill McCollum.
- H.R. 2803 (104th) Anti-Car Theft Improvements Act of 1996
- H.R. 1240 (104th) Sex Crimes Against Children Prevention Act of 1995
- H.R. 3155 (104th) To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs Run in the State of Florida for…
- H.R. 3723 (104th) Economic Espionage Act of 1996
- H.R. 2399 (104th) Truth in Lending Act Amendments of 1995
- H.R. 1380 (104th) Truth in Lending Class Action Relief Act of 1995
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.