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RepublicanBill · S.Res. 24· Senate(119-SRES-24)

A resolution condemning the commutation of the death sentence of Anthony George Battle granted by President Biden on December 23, 2024.

Rep. Cotton
Age: 49 years
Arkansas
Introduced
1/14/2025
Last activity
1/14/2025 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S140)
Sponsored by
Tom Cotton
Cosponsors
None
Crime and Law Enforcement
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This Senate resolution condemns President Biden's decision on December 23, 2024, to commute the death sentence of Anthony George Battle. Battle was originally convicted of murdering his wife, a U.S. Marine, and later murdered correctional officer D'Antonio Washington with a ball-peen hammer while serving his life sentence. The resolution states that this action, along with commutations for 36 other murderers, was motivated by politics rather than a principled opposition to the death penalty. It also highlights that Battle showed no remorse for his actions and expressed happiness about killing the correctional officer. Ultimately, the resolution expresses the unequivocal condemnation of the commutation by the Senate.