SJRES 214
119th Congress
Senate
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.
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Became law
Sep 15, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Sep 15, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 214: 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.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-214/
"S.J. Res. 214: 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.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-214/.
S.J. Res. 214, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-214/.
[S.J. Res. 214: 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/119-SJRES-214/)