U.S. Constitution, Thirteenth Amendment, Section 2
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Notes
Allows Congress to enforce the prohibition of slavery and involuntary servitude by appropriate legislation. The enforcement power is given to Congress, and it extends to legislation that is appropriate to carrying out the article's ban on slavery and involuntary servitude.
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