Bills in the 110th Congress
S.RES. 626
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court of the United States erroneously decided Kennedy v. Louisiana, No. 07-343 (2008), and that the eighth amendment to the Constitution of the United States allows the imposition of the death penalty for the rape of a child.
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Sponsor
David Vitter
R-LA- 9 Cosponsors
Jan 3, 2009: Stalled
Crime and law enforcement
Actions
| July 25, 2008 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7481-7482) |
| July 25, 2008 | Introduced in Senate |
Cosponsors
- Richard Burr, R-NC
- Tom Coburn, R-OK
- John Cornyn, R-TX
- Mike Crapo, R-ID
- Jim DeMint, R-SC
- Elizabeth Dole, R-NC
- Jon Kyl, R-AZ
- Jeff Sessions, R-AL
- Lindsey Graham, R-SC