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-92
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-29
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

Criminal procedure and sentencing
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p></p> <p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of slavery or involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.</p>

tv_txt: IA 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 92 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2020 Mr. Richmond 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 within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: — Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude may be imposed as a punishment for a crime. .