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HJRES 104 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Constitution and constitutional amendments Criminal procedure and sentencing

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.

Introduced: December 2, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 2, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.

What's happening now December 2, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 12
D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Dec 14, 2020
Sarbanes, John
· Dec 14, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Dec 7, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 4, 2020
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Dec 4, 2020
Bass, Karen
· Dec 3, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Dec 2, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 2, 2020
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Dec 2, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 2, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Dec 2, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Dec 2, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 2, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Dec 2, 2020
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Dec 2, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 2, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 104: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-104/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 104: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-104/.
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H.J. Res. 104, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-104/.
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[H.J. Res. 104: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HJRES-104/)
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