United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 104 (116th)
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
2 December 2020
Last action
2 December 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
18 November 2025
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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Timeline
2 December 2020
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
2 December 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 December 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 2 December 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/104
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/104
- us · 116-hjres-104 · source updated 18 November 2025