Prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime through a constitutional amendment.

Full 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.

Williams sponsored H.J. Res. 216, a proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime.

H.J. Res. 216 (IH) - 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. - BILLS-119hjres216ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Amo, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DelBene, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Dexter, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Ms. Omar, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Simon, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Takano, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Lieu, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo bill text shows Williams reintroduced the constitutional amendment in the 119th Congress and that it was referred to committee, reflecting concrete renewed effort but not enactment or ratification.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.J. Res. 216 (IH) - 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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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The National Archives transcript still contains the punishment exception in the Thirteenth Amendment, so the promised constitutional prohibition has not been delivered as of the refresh date.

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13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865) | National Archives
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