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H.J.Res. 53 (117th)

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.

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Introduced

17 June 2021

Last action

1 November 2022 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15], Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17], Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4], Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Carolyn Bourdeaux, Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], David Scott

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

26 November 2025

Rule of law

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

  1. 17 June 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 June 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 June 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 November 2022

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

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