,,iia  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1
 #bjba,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,wyden1
 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4      
,sanders1 ,mr4 ,booker1 and ,mr4        
,durbin7 introduced the following joint 
resolution2 which was read twice and    
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,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 crime4  ,that the following       
article is proposed as an amendment to  
the ,constitution of the ,united        
,states1 which shall be valid to all    
intents and purposes as part of the     
,constitution when ratified by the      
legislatures of three-fourths of the    
several ,states3  -- ,neither slavery   
nor involuntary servitude may be imposed
 as a punishment for a crime4  4