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Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021
The Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021 is a bill pending before Congress that would abolish the death penalty for all federal crimes and all military crimes if enacted. If enacted, this act would mark the first time since 1988 where no federal crimes carry a sentence of death.

Although capital punishment will be repealed on the federal level by this bill, states will still be able to sentence one to die for violating state law. One may be subject to the death penalty solely because of what state they are accused of a crime in. As of right now, all persons within the United States are subject to the death penalty, even in states, territories, or other jurisdictions without the death penalty, due to the uniform application of federal criminal law throughout the United States.

Provisions
The bill proposes the removal of all references to capital punishment as it pertains to federal crimes and sentencing law, abolishing the ability for the United States to impose a sentence of death in the process.

History
Since the enactment of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, the death penalty has been a legal punishment for United States federal crimes. Since then, the federal government has executed sixteen individuals, with thirteen of those executions occurring between July 2020 and January 2021.

Motivation for the introduction and support for the passage and enactment of this bill have been influenced by the criminal justice reform movement, the George Floyd protests, and the thirteen person execution spree by the Trump administration between July 2020 and January 2021, among other things.