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.
Sponsor: Nikema Williams
54 cosponsors
- Ami Bera
- Ayanna Pressley
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Chellie Pingree
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Diana DeGette
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Gabe Amo
- Greg Casar
- Gwen Moore
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Ilhan Omar
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Jared Huffman
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Jimmy Panetta
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Joyce Beatty
- Judy Chu
- Lateefah Simon
- Lauren Underwood
- Lori Trahan
- Madeleine Dean
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Mark Takano
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Maxine Dexter
- Maxwell Frost
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Mike Quigley
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Rashida Tlaib
- Robin L. Kelly
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Scott H. Peters
- Seth Moulton
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Steven Horsford
- Summer L. Lee
- Susie Lee
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Ted Lieu
- Terri A. Sewell
- Troy A. Carter
- Yvette D. Clarke
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Text of the bill
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.