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.
Latest action · Dec 2, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 2, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 2, 2020 to Dec 14, 2020; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Dec 2, 2020 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Dec 3, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Dec 4, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Dec 4, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Dec 7, 2020 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Dec 14, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Dec 14, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 2, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2020Introduced in House
- Dec 2, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6888 | Wm. Lacy Clay D-MO | Dec 7, 2020 |
| House | Lists H6046H.J. Res. 104 | — | Dec 2, 2020 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 203, December 2, 2020, page H6046.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJRES 81 | A joint resolution 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. | Identical bill | Dec 2, 2020 |
| HJRES 92 | 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. | Related bill | Jun 29, 2020 |
| HJRES 106 | 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. | Identical bill | Dec 16, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
