Amendment102nd Congress
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill that bar execution of prisoners who demonstrate that their death sentences were imposed as a result of racial discrimination. Specifically, the amendment prohibits the use of statistical data for invalidating a sentence, codifies current law that prohibits the consideration of race in determining a defendant's sentence, requires the questioning of jurors about potential racial bias and mandates instructions to the jury not to consider race, and makes racial prejudice an aggravating factor in sentencing those convicted of murder.
- Amendment Number
- 332
- Description
- An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill that bar execution of prisoners who demonstrate that their death sentences were imposed as a result of racial discrimination. Specifically, the amendment prohibits the use of statistical data for invalidating a sentence, codifies current law that prohibits the consideration of race in determining a defendant's sentence, requires the questioning of jurors about potential racial bias and mandates instructions to the jury not to consider race, and makes racial prejudice an aggravating factor in sentencing those convicted of murder.
- Purpose
- Amendment eliminates provisions that bar execution of prisoners who demonstrate that their death sentences were imposed as a result of racial discrimination. It prohibits the use of statistical data for invalidating a sentence, codifies current law that prohibits the consideration of race in determining a defendant's sentence, requires the questioning of jurors about potential racial bias, mandates instructions to the jury not to consider race, and makes racial prejudice an aggravating factor in sentencing those convicted of murder.
- Congress
- 102
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Oct 22, 1991
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the McCollum amendment (A013) Agreed to by recorded vote: 223 - 191 (Roll no. 322).
- Latest Action Time
- 14:49:31
- Submitted Date
- Oct 22, 1991
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jun 7, 2021