HJRES 216
119th Congress
House
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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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 15, 2026
Introduced in House
Sep 15, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Cosponsors
54
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Amo, Gabe
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Beatty, Joyce
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Bera, Ami
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Beyer, Donald S.
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Bishop, Sanford D.
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Carter, Troy A.
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Casar, Greg
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Chu, Judy
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Dean, Madeleine
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DeGette, Diana
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DelBene, Suzan K.
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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Dexter, Maxine
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Frost, Maxwell
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
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Horsford, Steven
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Huffman, Jared
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
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Kelly, Robin L.
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
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Lee, Susie
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Lee, Summer L.
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Lieu, Ted
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Lynch, Stephen F.
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McClellan, Jennifer L.
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Moore, Gwen
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Moulton, Seth
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Omar, Ilhan
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Panetta, Jimmy
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Peters, Scott H.
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Pingree, Chellie
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Pressley, Ayanna
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Quigley, Mike
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Ramirez, Delia C.
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
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Sewell, Terri A.
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Simon, Lateefah
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
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Takano, Mark
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Tlaib, Rashida
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Trahan, Lori
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Underwood, Lauren
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 216: 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.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-216/
"H.J. Res. 216: 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.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-216/.
H.J. Res. 216, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-216/.
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