Bill 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.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 70-5)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-14 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. [HJR72 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Representative Nikema Williams [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Nancy Mace [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-SC-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Maria Salazar [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-27	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-37	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rebecca Sherrill [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Colin Allred [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-32	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lloyd Doggett [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-37	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gregorio Sablan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MP	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ruben Gallego [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AZ-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eleanor Norton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-DC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sean Casten [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gwen Moore [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WI-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Cori Bush [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Katie Porter [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-47	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jimmy Panetta [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-19	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Delia Ramirez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-3	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jasmine Crockett [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-30	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mark Pocan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WI-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative William Timmons [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-SC-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Chris Stewart [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-UT-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Blake Moore [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-UT-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Nanette Barragan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-44	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Maxwell Frost [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-10	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rashida Tlaib [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Kevin Mullin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-15	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Becca Balint [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VT	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Andy Kim [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Brendan Boyle [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Adriano Espaillat [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Melanie Stansbury [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NM-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lori Trahan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Kweisi Mfume [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Grace Meng [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Don Beyer [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Suzanne Lee [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NV-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Henry Johnson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Frederica Wilson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-24	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sylvia Garcia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-29	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dean Phillips [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MN-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Summer Lee [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-12	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ayanna Pressley [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Haley Stevens [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Derek Kilmer [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WA-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Paul Tonko [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-20	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Tony Cardenas [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-29	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Yvette Clarke [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jesus Garcia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Elizabeth Fletcher [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-18	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jennifer McClellan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VA-4	N/A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Janice Schakowsky [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Shri Thanedar [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-13	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bonnie Coleman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jahana Hayes [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CT-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sanford Bishop [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Madeleine Dean [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Alma Adams [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NC-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mary Gay Scanlon [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Sarbanes [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Debbie Dingell [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Steven Horsford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NV-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Robin Kelly [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jim Costa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-21	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jared Huffman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Suzanne Bonamici [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OR-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joyce Beatty [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ted Lieu [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-36	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Grace Napolitano [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-31	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mark DeSaulnier [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Nydia Velazquez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rick Larsen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Chellie Pingree [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-ME-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Al Green [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Shontel Brown [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Garamendi [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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