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Key Votes
H Amdt 497 - Death Sentence Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Gregory Meeks voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this Amendment.
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Family
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Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (House) (113-300) - Feb. 25, 1998(Key vote)
Title: Death Sentence Amendment
Vote Result
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Vote to adopt an amendment requiring courts to sentence each defendant to life imprisonment, rather than the death penalty, in cases where the court has any doubt about the defendant's guilt.
Sponsors
- John Conyers Jr. (MI - D) (Out Of Office)