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SJRES 81 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Constitution and constitutional amendments Criminal procedure and sentencing

A joint resolution 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 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 2, 2020
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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

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Dec 8, 2020
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 2, 2020
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 2, 2020
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 2, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 81: A joint resolution 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-SJRES-81/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 81: A joint resolution 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-SJRES-81/.
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S.J. Res. 81, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-81/.
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[S.J. Res. 81: A joint resolution 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-SJRES-81/)
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