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.

United States117th CongressSJRES-21Senate
Updated: Jun 17, 2021

Summary

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.

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HJRES-53: 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.

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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