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-hjres-104
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
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: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-12-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: IA 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 104 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 2, 2020 Mr. Clay (for himself, Mr. Richmond , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Trone , Ms. Spanberger , Ms. Haaland , and Ms. Moore ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was 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. .