Resolution on penal exception clause

This Montana joint resolution (LC 1695) calls on Congress to amend the U.S. Constitution by removing the Thirteenth Amendment's exception that permits slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for convicted crimes. It does not create new laws but urges federal action to eliminate this constitutional exception, which the resolution states conflicts with Montana's values. The resolution specifically requests Congress remove the phrase "except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted." Montana's legislature directs its delegation to receive copies of the resolution. This is a procedural resolution targeting federal constitutional change, not a state law affecting residents.