U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.J.Res. 216
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.
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- Sponsor
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5
- Introduced
- September 15, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (54)
54 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Gabe AmoD-RI-1
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3
- Ami BeraD-CA-6
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.D-VA-8
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.D-GA-2
- Troy A. CarterD-LA-2
- Greg CasarD-TX-35
- Judy ChuD-CA-28
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9
- Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
- Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
- Mark DeSaulnierD-CA-10
- Madeleine DeanD-PA-4
- Suzan K. DelBeneD-WA-1
- Christopher R. DeluzioD-PA-17
- Maxine DexterD-OR-3
- Maxwell FrostD-FL-10
- Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD-IL-4
- Steven HorsfordD-NV-4
- Jared HuffmanD-CA-2
- Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL-1
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- Sydney Kamlager-DoveD-CA-37
- Robin L. KellyD-IL-2
- Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-8
- Summer L. LeeD-PA-12
- Susie LeeD-NV-3
- Ted LieuD-CA-36
- Stephen F. LynchD-MA-8
- Jennifer L. McClellanD-VA-4
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4
- Seth MoultonD-MA-6
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Ilhan OmarD-MN-5
- Jimmy PanettaD-CA-19
- Scott H. PetersD-CA-50
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1
- Ayanna PressleyD-MA-7
- Mike QuigleyD-IL-5
- Delia C. RamirezD-IL-3
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9
- Terri A. SewellD-AL-7
- Lateefah SimonD-CA-12
- Melanie A. StansburyD-NM-1
- Mark TakanoD-CA-39
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12
- Lori TrahanD-MA-3
- Lauren UnderwoodD-IL-14
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-25
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24