i am proud to introduce this legislation, and believe it is a critical step towards a more righteous, equitable, and just society for all americans," he concluded. the federal death penalty abolition act of 2021 has been endorsed by more than 200 organizations nationwide, including: naacp, aclu, amnesty international usa, national association of criminal defense lawyers, innocence project, national black justice coalition, southern poverty law center, national coalition to abolish the death penalty, death penalty action, 8th amendment project, brennan center for justice at nyu school of law, friends committee on national legislation, vera institute of justice, religious action center of reform judaism, southern center for human rights, jewish council for public affairs, equal justice usa, conservatives concerned about the death penalty, grassroots leadership, drug policy alliance. click here for the full list of organizations who have pledged their support of this bill. "we are past-time as a nation ending the practice of killing americans to prove killing is wrong. 