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National
Key Vote
Death Penalty Removal Amendment

Project Vote Smart's Synopsis: Vote to adopt an amendment to HR 4092 that would remove all death penalty provisions in the bill and replace them with life imprisonment.
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT, WHICH REPLACES THE ENTIRE TEXT OF THE LEGISLATION WITH A NEW TEXT.
Official Title of Legislation: H Amdt 503 to HR 4092: An amendment to substitute life imprisonment for the death penalty provisions in the bill.
Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:hamdt503:
House Amendment Vote: 04/14/1994 : Amendment Rejected 111 - 314 (Roll no. 107)
Sponsor: Rep. Kopetski, Mike (D-OR) (out of office)
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