119th Congress
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Nikema Williams(D-GA)
- Introduced
- Sep 15, 2026
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (54)
Original cosponsors (54)
- Ami Bera (D-CA)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL)
- Diana DeGette (D-CO)
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
- Gabe Amo (D-RI)
- Greg Casar (D-TX)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA)
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA)
- Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA)
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Latest action(Sep 15, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Sep 15, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - Sep 15, 2026
Introduced in House