United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 72 (118th)
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
14 June 2023
Last action
14 June 2023 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1], Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27], Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37], Mikie Sherrill, Colin Allred, Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Gregorio Sablan, Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Cori Bush, Katie Porter, Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3], Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], William Timmons, Chris Stewart, Blake Moore, Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15], Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large], Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Dean Phillips, Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11], Derek Kilmer, Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Tony Cárdenas, Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
5 December 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
14 June 2023
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
14 June 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 June 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 June 2023 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 June 2023
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 June 2023
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 June 2023
Sponsors
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Mikie Sherrill · D · Cosponsor
- Colin Allred · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Gregorio Sablan · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Cori Bush · D · Cosponsor
- Katie Porter · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- William Timmons · R · Cosponsor
- Chris Stewart · R · Cosponsor
- Blake Moore · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Dean Phillips · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Derek Kilmer · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Tony Cárdenas · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/72
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/72
- us · 118-hjres-72 · source updated 5 December 2025