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.
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Jun 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 14, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Plain-English summary
This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Amo, Gabe
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Davis, Donald G.
Lee, Barbara
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Bera, Ami
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Casar, Greg
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Raskin, Jamie
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Underwood, Lauren
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Ruppersberger, C.
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Salinas, Andrea
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Castor, Kathy
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Clyburn, James E.
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McCollum, Betty
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
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Scott, David
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Chu, Judy
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Gottheimer, Josh
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Tokuda, Jill N.
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Neguse, Joe
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Quigley, Mike
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Levin, Mike
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Swalwell, Eric
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
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Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
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Cohen, Steve
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Evans, Dwight
Kildee, Daniel
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Thompson, Bennie G.
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Veasey, Marc A.
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
Spanberger, Abigail
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Titus, Dina
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Carson, André
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Jayapal, Pramila
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Lynch, Stephen F.
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Omar, Ilhan
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DeGette, Diana
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Carter, Troy A.
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Davis, Danny K.
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DelBene, Suzan K.
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Goldman, Daniel S.
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
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Jacobs, Sara
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Khanna, Ro
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
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Moulton, Seth
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 72: 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.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-72/
"H.J. Res. 72: 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.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-72/.
H.J. Res. 72, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HJRES-72/.
[H.J. Res. 72: 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/118-HJRES-72/)