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.

Bill: 116-sjres-81
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2020-12-02
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

Criminal procedure and sentencing
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-12-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 81 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 2, 2020 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Markey , Mr. Van Hollen , and Mr. Sanders ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: — Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude may be imposed as a punishment for a crime. .