Following Furman, Congress passed a constitutional amendment to restore the death penalty.

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After the Furman v. Georgia decision in 1972, which temporarily halted the death penalty in the United States, Congress did not pass a constitutional amendment to restore it. Instead, states revised their death penalty statutes to address the Supreme Court's concerns, leading to the reinstatement of the death penalty through subsequent court decisions, notably Gregg v. Georgia in 1976.

Following Furman, Congress Passed a Constitutional Amendment to Restore the Death