Introduced:
Feb 25, 2025
Policy Area:
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Feb 25, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in Senate
- Feb 25, 2025
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<p><b>Eric's Law</b></p> <p>This bill modifies procedures with respect to capital sentencing hearings.</p> <p>If a jury at a capital sentencing hearing does not reach a unanimous recommendation on the defendant's sentence and there is a motion by the attorney for the government, the court must order a new special sentencing hearing and impanel a new jury. If the new jury at the special sentencing hearing does not reach a unanimous recommendation on the defendant's sentence, then the court is prohibited from imposing a death sentence.</p>
Actions (2)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 10000
Feb 25, 2025
Subjects (3)
Crime and Law Enforcement
(Policy Area)
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Judicial procedure and administration
Cosponsors (1)
(R-NE)
Feb 25, 2025
Feb 25, 2025
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Feb 25, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 17, 2025 2:16 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 718 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 718
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the impaneling of a
new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for
conviction of a crime punishable by death.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 25, 2025
Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the impaneling of a
new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for
conviction of a crime punishable by death.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 718 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 718
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the impaneling of a
new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for
conviction of a crime punishable by death.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 25, 2025
Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the impaneling of a
new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for
conviction of a crime punishable by death.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as ``Eric's Law''.
SEC. 2.
(a) Additional Ground for Impaneling Jury.--
Section 3593
(b)
(2) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph
(C) , by striking ``or'' at the end; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``
(E) a new special hearing is required pursuant to
subsection
(g) ; or''.
(b)
(2) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph
(C) , by striking ``or'' at the end; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``
(E) a new special hearing is required pursuant to
subsection
(g) ; or''.
(b) Impaneling of New Jury When Jury Does Not Reach a Unanimous
Recommendation.--
Section 3593 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``
(g) Special Rule When Jury Does Not Return a Unanimous
Recommendation.
amended by adding at the end the following:
``
(g) Special Rule When Jury Does Not Return a Unanimous
Recommendation.--
``
(1) In general.--If a jury described in subsection
(b)
(1) or subparagraphs
(A) through
(D) of subsection
(b)
(2) does not,
by unanimous vote, make a recommendation whether the defendant
should be sentenced to death, to life imprisonment without
possibility of release, or some other lesser sentence pursuant
to subsection
(e) , the court, upon motion of the attorney for
the government, shall order a new special hearing and impanel a
new jury pursuant to subsection
(b) .
``
(2) Imposition of sentence.--If the jury impaneled
pursuant to paragraph
(1) does not reach a unanimous
recommendation as to sentence, the court shall impose a
sentence other than death authorized by law.''.
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``
(g) Special Rule When Jury Does Not Return a Unanimous
Recommendation.--
``
(1) In general.--If a jury described in subsection
(b)
(1) or subparagraphs
(A) through
(D) of subsection
(b)
(2) does not,
by unanimous vote, make a recommendation whether the defendant
should be sentenced to death, to life imprisonment without
possibility of release, or some other lesser sentence pursuant
to subsection
(e) , the court, upon motion of the attorney for
the government, shall order a new special hearing and impanel a
new jury pursuant to subsection
(b) .
``
(2) Imposition of sentence.--If the jury impaneled
pursuant to paragraph
(1) does not reach a unanimous
recommendation as to sentence, the court shall impose a
sentence other than death authorized by law.''.
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