S 4608 — A bill to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2417-2418; text: CR S2418)
Sponsors
- Durbin, Richard J. (D, IL-S) — sponsor · 2026-05-20
- Padilla, Alex (D, CA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Hirono, Mazie K. (D, HI-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Booker, Cory A. (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Kaine, Tim (D, VA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Warnock, Raphael G. (D, GA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Klobuchar, Amy (D, MN-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Ossoff, Jon (D, GA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Schatz, Brian (D, HI-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Welch, Peter (D, VT-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Schiff, Adam B. (D, CA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Baldwin, Tammy (D, WI-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Markey, Edward J. (D, MA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Sanders, Bernard (I, VT-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Coons, Christopher A. (D, DE-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Van Hollen, Chris (D, MD-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Merkley, Jeff (D, OR-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
- Warren, Elizabeth (D, MA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-20
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durbin, Richard J. (D, senate IL) | sponsor | 41 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Baldwin, Tammy (D, senate WI) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Kaine, Tim (D, senate VA) | cosponsor | 14 | — | 6 |
| 4 | Padilla, Alex (D, senate CA) | cosponsor | 9 | — | 6 |
| 5 | Schatz, Brian (D, senate HI) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
| 6 | Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
| 7 | Warren, Elizabeth (D, senate MA) | cosponsor | 6 | — | 6 |
| 8 | Welch, Peter (D, senate VT) | cosponsor | 8 | — | 6 |
| 9 | Booker, Cory A. (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 4 | — | 5 |
| 10 | Merkley, Jeff (D, senate OR) | cosponsor | 4 | — | 5 |
| 11 | Klobuchar, Amy (D, senate MN) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 12 | Schiff, Adam B. (D, senate CA) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 13 | Warnock, Raphael G. (D, senate GA) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 14 | Coons, Christopher A. (D, senate DE) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 15 | Hirono, Mazie K. (D, senate HI) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 16 | Sanders, Bernard (I, senate VT) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 17 | Markey, Edward J. (D, senate MA) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 18 | Ossoff, Jon (D, senate GA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 60,198 | $24,069,361 | $24,069,361 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 6,606 | $2,856,835 | $2,856,835 |
| 3 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 1,581 | $916,120 | $916,120 |
| 4 | none | 0 | $0 | 2,413 | $744,791 | $744,791 |
| 5 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 1,504 | $490,608 | $490,608 |
| 6 | retired | 0 | $0 | 320 | $155,063 | $155,063 |
| 7 | not-employed | 0 | $0 | 301 | $109,302 | $109,302 |
| 8 | young conaway stargatt & taylor llp | 0 | $0 | 36 | $88,000 | $88,000 |
| 9 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 24 | $72,300 | $72,300 |
| 10 | 0 | $0 | 92 | $67,854 | $67,854 | |
| 11 | self | 0 | $0 | 108 | $61,233 | $61,233 |
| 12 | lockheed martin | 0 | $0 | 52 | $38,679 | $38,679 |
| 13 | cox enterprises | 0 | $0 | 26 | $34,875 | $34,875 |
| 14 | wcas | 0 | $0 | 14 | $33,500 | $33,500 |
| 15 | emory university | 0 | $0 | 68 | $33,066 | $33,066 |
| 16 | blackrock | 0 | $0 | 12 | $31,500 | $31,500 |
| 17 | capital group | 0 | $0 | 6 | $30,750 | $30,750 |
| 18 | lone pine capital | 0 | $0 | 2 | $28,000 | $28,000 |
| 19 | the baupost group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $28,000 | $28,000 |
| 20 | bain capital | 0 | $0 | 3 | $26,800 | $26,800 |
| 21 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 8 | $26,750 | $26,750 |
| 22 | ariel investments | 0 | $0 | 3 | $24,900 | $24,900 |
| 23 | stanford university | 0 | $0 | 38 | $22,963 | $22,963 |
| 24 | apple | 0 | $0 | 37 | $22,829 | $22,829 |
| 25 | leidos | 0 | $0 | 38 | $21,975 | $21,975 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
20 predicted yes (4%) · 277 predicted no (51%) · 246 unknown (45%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 17 yes / 0 no / 246 unknown · I: 3 yes / 0 no
18 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Durbin, Richard J. (D · senate · IL) · sponsor
- Baldwin, Tammy (D · senate · WI) · cosponsor
- Booker, Cory A. (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Coons, Christopher A. (D · senate · DE) · cosponsor
- Hirono, Mazie K. (D · senate · HI) · cosponsor
- Kaine, Tim (D · senate · VA) · cosponsor
- Klobuchar, Amy (D · senate · MN) · cosponsor
- Markey, Edward J. (D · senate · MA) · cosponsor
- Merkley, Jeff (D · senate · OR) · cosponsor
- Ossoff, Jon (D · senate · GA) · cosponsor
- Padilla, Alex (D · senate · CA) · cosponsor
- Sanders, Bernard (I · senate · VT) · cosponsor
- Schatz, Brian (D · senate · HI) · cosponsor
- Schiff, Adam B. (D · senate · CA) · cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D · senate · MD) · cosponsor
- Warnock, Raphael G. (D · senate · GA) · cosponsor
- Warren, Elizabeth (D · senate · MA) · cosponsor
- Welch, Peter (D · senate · VT) · cosponsor