119-HR1556

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1556

1. Short title
2. Requirement to impanel a new jury in certain cases

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

(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.