H.J. Res. 216 (IH) - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime. - BILLS-119hjres216ih | Content Details

H.J. Res. 216 (IH) - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.

Action: Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Amo, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DelBene, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Dexter, Mr. Frost, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Ms. Omar, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Simon, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Takano, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Lieu, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Full Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.

Cosponsors: Gabe Amo (RI); Joyce Beatty (OH); Ami Bera (CA); Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA); Troy A. Carter (LA); Greg Casar (TX); Judy Chu (CA); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Madeleine Dean (PA); Suzan K. DelBene (WA); Diana DeGette (CO); Christopher R. Deluzio (PA); Mark DeSaulnier (CA); Maxine Dexter (OR); Maxwell Frost (FL); Steven Horsford (NV); Jared Huffman (CA); Jonathan L. Jackson (IL); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA); Robin L. Kelly (IL); Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL); Susie Lee (NV); Summer L. Lee (PA); Stephen F. Lynch (MA); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Jennifer L. McClellan (VA); Gwen Moore (WI); Seth Moulton (MA); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Ilhan Omar (MN); Jimmy Panetta (CA); Scott H. Peters (CA); Chellie Pingree (ME); Ayanna Pressley (MA); Mike Quigley (IL); Delia C. Ramirez (IL); Frederica S. Wilson (FL); Mary Gay Scanlon (PA); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Terri A. Sewell (AL); Lateefah Simon (CA); Melanie A. Stansbury (NM); Mark Takano (CA); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Lori Trahan (MA); Lauren Underwood (IL); Ted Lieu (CA); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL)