The U.S.House of Representatives responded to McCleskey v.Kemp by adding the __________ to the Omnibus Crime Bill of 1994.

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McCleskey v. Kemp concerned racial discrimination in the administration of the death penalty. The U.S. House of Representatives responded by adding the Racial Justice Act to the Omnibus Crime Bill of 1994, which aimed to prevent racial discrimination in the application of the death penalty. The act allowed death row inmates to use statistical evidence to show that race was a significant factor in their sentencing or in the selection of jurors in their case. However, the act was repealed by the Georgia legislature in 2013.

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