United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 106 (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
16 December 2020
Last action
16 December 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Kwanza Hall
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
16 December 2020
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2020
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7162-7163, CR H7225)
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 December 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 December 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 December 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 December 2020
Sponsors
- Kwanza Hall · D · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
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- related to → 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.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/106
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/106
- us · 116-hjres-106 · source updated 18 November 2025