SENTENCE OF MARVIN CHARLES GABRION II GRANTED BY
PRESIDENT BIDEN ON DECEMBER 23, 2024.
It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) President Joseph R. Biden undermined the rule of law
and robbed victims of justice when he commuted the death
sentence of Marvin Charles Gabrion II on December 23, 2024;
(2) Marvin Gabrion was sentenced to death for murdering 19-
year-old Rachel Timmerman just 2 days before she was scheduled
to testify that Gabrion had abducted and raped her;
(3) Marvin Gabrion was also the prime suspect in the
disappearance and murder of several other individuals,
including Rachel Timmerman's 11-month-old daughter and 2
potential witnesses at his rape trial;
(4) this commutation is a reprehensible insult to the
victims of Marvin Gabrion;
(5) President Biden claimed that he commuted the death
sentences of Marvin Gabrion and 36 other murderers out of a
principled opposition to the death penalty but refused to
commute the death sentences of the 3 most controversial death
row inmates, demonstrating that President Biden was motivated
by politics, not principles; and
(6) the Senate unequivocally condemns this commutation.
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Introduced:
Jan 14, 2025
Policy Area:
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Jan 14, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S140)
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<p>This resolution condemns the commutation of the death sentence of Marvin Charles Gabrion II by President Biden.</p>
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S140)
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Jan 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Jan 14, 2025
Subjects (5)
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Criminal procedure and sentencing
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Violent crime
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Jan 14, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:17 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 25 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 25
Condemning the commutation of the death sentence of Marvin Charles
Gabrion II granted by President Biden on December 23, 2024.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 14, 2025
Mr. Cotton submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
RESOLUTION
Condemning the commutation of the death sentence of Marvin Charles
Gabrion II granted by President Biden on December 23, 2024.
Resolved,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 25 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 25
Condemning the commutation of the death sentence of Marvin Charles
Gabrion II granted by President Biden on December 23, 2024.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 14, 2025
Mr. Cotton submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
RESOLUTION
Condemning the commutation of the death sentence of Marvin Charles
Gabrion II granted by President Biden on December 23, 2024.
Resolved,
SECTION 1.