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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
Introduced in Senate
 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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