HJRES 53
117th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
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.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jun 17, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced in House
Ask about this bill
Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Related & companion bills
1
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
178
D
Norcross, Donald
Maloney, Sean
R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
D
DeGette, Diana
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
DOYLE, MIKE
Wexton, Jennifer
Cartwright, Matt
Davis, Rodney
D
Gonzalez, Vicente
D
Levin, Mike
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Wild, Susan
R
Mace, Nancy
Kinzinger, Adam
R
Moore, Blake D.
UPTON, FRED
R
Bacon, Don
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
R
Timmons, William R.
Pascrell, Bill
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
O'Halleran, Tom
D
Aguilar, Pete
Lamb, Conor
LANGEVIN, JAMES
D
Bera, Ami
Napolitano, Grace
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Thompson, Mike
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
DEFAZIO, PETER
Higgins, Brian
D
McGovern, James P.
Speier, Jackie
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Chu, Judy
D
Dingell, Debbie
D
Gomez, Jimmy
D
Raskin, Jamie
D
Slotkin, Elissa
D
Stevens, Haley M.
D
Takano, Mark
D
Lee, Susie
D
Pingree, Chellie
PRICE, DAVID
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Page 1 of 4
Next
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 53: 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.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-53/
"H.J. Res. 53: 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.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-53/.
H.J. Res. 53, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-53/.
[H.J. Res. 53: 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/117-HJRES-53/)