H.R. 1556

Summary

H.R. 1556, “Eric’s Law”, was introduced in the House on Feb 25, 2025 by Rep. Robert Bresnahan (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 25, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Text

H.R. 1556 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 1556 IH: Eric’s Law
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-25
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1556  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 25, 2025   Mr. Bresnahan  (for himself,  Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , and  Mr. Reschenthaler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a crime punishable by death.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as   Eric’s Law  .
2.
Requirement to impanel a new jury in certain cases
(a)
Additional ground for impaneling jury
Section 3593(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (C), by striking  or  at the end; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(E)
a new special hearing is required pursuant to subsection (g); or
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(b)
Impaneling of new jury when jury does not reach a unanimous recommendation
Section 3593 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(g)
Special rule when jury does not return a unanimous recommendation
(1)
In general
If a jury described in subsection (b)(1) or subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (b)(2) does not, by unanimous vote, make a recommendation whether the defendant should be sentenced to death, to life imprisonment without possibility of release, or some other lesser sentence pursuant to subsection (e), the court, upon motion of the attorney for the government, shall order a new special hearing and impanel a new jury pursuant to subsection (b).
(2)
Imposition of sentence
If the jury impaneled pursuant to paragraph (1) does not reach a unanimous recommendation as to sentence, the court shall impose a sentence other than death authorized by law.
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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Robert Bresnahan (R) sponsors H.R. 1556, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Robert Bresnahan

Rep. · R–PA-8 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 25, 2025

Guy Reschenthaler

Rep. · R–PA-14 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 25, 2025 · Original

Glenn Thompson

Rep. · R–PA-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 25, 2025 · Original

Abraham Hamadeh

Rep. · R–AZ-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 14, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 1556 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Feb 25, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1556 has taken 2 actions since Feb 25, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 1556 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 1556, as Identical bill.

S 718Eric’s LawFeb 25, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 1556 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Eric’s Law — Display Title
• Eric’s Law — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a crime punishable by death. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 32 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1556 in 21 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Foreign Relations, Transportation, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 32.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1556 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1556’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1556 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Criminal procedure and sentencing to Judicial procedure and administration.

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