United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866

An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal rights, both civil and legal, to Black Americans, including those who had been emancipated by the thirteenth amendment.

Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment

A sub-committee of the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction, to which resolutions related to apportionment of representatives in Congress are referred

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Committee Document Library View

The list of documents under consideration by committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment at the end of its timeline.

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Jan 1866, 00:00

Mr. Stevens' Constitutional Amendment


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Jan 1866, 00:00

Mr. Bingham's Constitutional Amendment


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Jan 1866, 00:00

Mr. Stevens' Second Constitutional Amendment


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Jan 1866, 00:00

H. Res. 31


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Jan 1866, 00:00

Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Make Representation Conditional on Black Civil Rights