A joint resolution 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.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

14 cosponsors — 13 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bob Casey (D-PA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Edward Markey (D-MA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley.

• S. 314 (117th) Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act
• S. 1466 (117th) Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022
• S.Res. 669 (117th) A resolution condemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war and recognizing the effect of conflict on global food security and famine.
• S. 559 (117th) A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.
• S. 1658 (117th) PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
• S. 1538 (117th) Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act

Related bills

• H.J.Res. 216 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment…
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• S.J.Res. 214 (119th) A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary…
  Cross-Congress related bill

Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.

Sponsor’s state and district

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