Bills › 119th Congress › 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. Introduced Committee Passed House Passed Senate To President Became law
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Sep 15, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Sep 15, 2026 Introduced in House Gabe Amo D Rep., RI-1 Nanette Diaz Barragán D Rep., CA-44 Joyce Beatty D Rep., OH-3 Ami Bera D Rep., CA-6 Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D Rep., VA-8 Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D Rep., GA-2 Troy A. Carter D Rep., LA-2 Greg Casar D Rep., TX-35 Judy Chu D Rep., CA-28 Yvette D. Clarke D Rep., NY-9 Emanuel Cleaver D Rep., MO-5 Madeleine Dean D Rep., PA-4 Diana DeGette D Rep., CO-1 Suzan K. DelBene D Rep., WA-1 Christopher R. Deluzio D Rep., PA-17 Mark DeSaulnier D Rep., CA-10 Maxine Dexter D Rep., OR-3 Maxwell Frost D Rep., FL-10 Jesús G. "Chuy" García D Rep., IL-4 Steven Horsford D Rep., NV-4 Jared Huffman D Rep., CA-2 Jonathan L. Jackson D Rep., IL-1 Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D Rep., GA-4 Sydney Kamlager-Dove D Rep., CA-37 Robin L. Kelly D Rep., IL-2 Raja Krishnamoorthi D Rep., IL-8 Susie Lee D Rep., NV-3 Summer L. Lee D Rep., PA-12 Ted Lieu D Rep., CA-36 Stephen F. Lynch D Rep., MA-8 Jennifer L. McClellan D Rep., VA-4 Gwen Moore D Rep., WI-4 Seth Moulton D Rep., MA-6 Eleanor Holmes Norton D Rep., DC-AL Ilhan Omar D Rep., MN-5 Jimmy Panetta D Rep., CA-19 Scott H. Peters D Rep., CA-50 Chellie Pingree D Rep., ME-1 Ayanna Pressley D Rep., MA-7 Mike Quigley D Rep., IL-5 Delia C. Ramirez D Rep., IL-3 Mary Gay Scanlon D Rep., PA-5 Janice D. Schakowsky D Rep., IL-9 Terri A. Sewell D Rep., AL-7 Lateefah Simon D Rep., CA-12 Melanie A. Stansbury D Rep., NM-1 Mark Takano D Rep., CA-39 Rashida Tlaib D Rep., MI-12 Lori Trahan D Rep., MA-3 Lauren Underwood D Rep., IL-14 Nydia M. Velázquez D Rep., NY-7 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D Rep., FL-25 Bonnie Watson Coleman D Rep., NJ-12 Frederica S. Wilson D Rep., FL-24 Judiciary Committee (House) S.J.Res. 214 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to… (Identical bill) S.J.Res. 21 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to… (Cross-Congress related bill) H.J.Res. 53 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of… (Cross-Congress related bill) S.J.Res. 33 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to… (Cross-Congress related bill) H.J.Res. 72 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of… (Cross-Congress related bill) Congressional and federal records come from official public sources: the House Clerk, the U.S. Senate, GovInfo and the Library of Congress (bill status), the Federal Register, and the congress-legislators project. They are copied on a schedule and may lag the official record by a few hours; the official sources govern. News and coverage counts are drawn from the 4Conservative index and reflect what the press published, not 4Conservative's views. Nothing here is an endorsement of any candidate, party or position. Terms of use .