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H.J.Res. 72: 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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H.J.Res. 72: 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.

118th Congress · introduced 2023-06-14 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-06-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

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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Official text

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-118hjres72.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hjres>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · 129 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Nancy Mace (R-SC), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Sean Casten (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Mark Pocan (D-WI), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Grace Meng (D-NY), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Steven Horsford (D-NV) and 69 more.

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.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hjres72 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118