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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

S. 4608Introduced May 20, 2026Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Official title: A bill to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: May 20, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2417-2418; text: CR S2418)

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

17 cosponsors — 16 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.