House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Dennis Kucinich D-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 23, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 25, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3051.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KUCINICH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6457):The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution, as well as the 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 176 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3051, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3051
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3051, last updated August 14, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
15 cosponsors — 15 Democrats
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Robert Scott (D-VA), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Pete Stark (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dennis Kucinich.
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- H.R. 808 (112th) Department of Peace Act of 2011
- H.R. 3553 (112th) Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act
- H.R. 555 (112th) Universal Prekindergarten Act
- H.R. 5959 (112th) ACHE Act
- H.Con.Res. 28 (112th) Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.