H.J.Res. 216: 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.

119th Congress · introduced 2026-09-15 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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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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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.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hjres216.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hjres>

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Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · 54 cosponsors

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Gabe Amo (D-RI), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Susie Lee (D-NV), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Mark Takano (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] reported raising $772,833 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hjres216.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hjres>

Record fed-us-cong119-hjres216 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills