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Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction

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Approved Documents (12)

Draft Documents (40)

Type Document Name Status Introduced Decision
Credentials of G. H. Kyle (None) No decision Thursday, 21 December 1865 -
Certificate of Election of H. C. Warmoth (None) No decision Thursday, 21 December 1865 -
Mr. Stevens' Constitutional Amendment No decision Tuesday, 09 January 1866 -
Resolution to Alter the Basis of Representation No decision Tuesday, 09 January 1866 -
Mr. Bingham's Constitutional Amendment No decision Friday, 12 January 1866 -
Mr. Stevens' Second Constitutional Amendment No decision Friday, 12 January 1866 -
Credentials of James Farrow (None) No decision Friday, 12 January 1866 -
Credentials of John D. Kennedy (None) No decision Friday, 12 January 1866 -
Article C No decision Saturday, 20 January 1866 -
Report Recommending Propositions for Constitutional Amendment (None) No decision Saturday, 20 January 1866 -
Minority Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction on H. Res. 51 No decision Saturday, 20 January 1866 -
S. Res. 23 (None) No decision Wednesday, 24 January 1866 -
Resolution Inquiring into the Possibility of Requiring Disloyal Citizens to Contribute to the Cost of Standing Armies (None) No decision Saturday, 27 January 1866 -
H. Res. 51 (None) No decision Wednesday, 31 January 1866 -
Mr. Howard's Constitutional Amendment No decision Saturday, 03 February 1866 -
Plan of Reconstruction No decision Saturday, 21 April 1866 -
Plan of Reconstruction [As Considered by Sections] No decision Saturday, 21 April 1866 -
A Bill to Provide for the Restoration to the States Lately in Insurrection of Their Full Political Rights No decision Monday, 23 April 1866 -
S. Res. 76 (None) No decision Saturday, 28 April 1866 -
A Bill to Declare Certain Persons Ineligible to Office No decision Saturday, 28 April 1866 -
Credentials of James M. Johnson (None) No decision Tuesday, 19 December 1865 -
Resolution to Make the Admission of Rebellious States Conditional on Their Acceptance of Constitutional Amendment (None) No decision Tuesday, 19 December 1865 -
Credentials of B. Johnson Barbour (None) No decision Wednesday, 20 December 1865 -
Resolutions on Congress' Role in Former Confederate States (None) No decision Wednesday, 10 January 1866 -
Resolution Endorsing the President's Annual Message and Denying the Right to Secede (None) No decision Wednesday, 10 January 1866 -
S. Res. 24 (None) No decision Thursday, 08 February 1866 -
Resolutions to Protect the Freedmen in the Reorganized Rebel States (None) No decision Tuesday, 20 March 1866 -
H. Res. 109 (None) No decision Tuesday, 17 April 1866 -
H. Res. 110 (None) No decision Tuesday, 17 April 1866 -
Mr. Stevens' Resolution on Reconstruction No decision Saturday, 02 February 1867 -
S. 564 (None) No decision Wednesday, 06 February 1867 -
S. 564 [As Amended in the Joint Committee on Reconstruction] No decision Wednesday, 06 February 1867 -
S. 106 (None) No decision Tuesday, 30 January 1866 -
S. Res. 40 (None) No decision Friday, 09 March 1866 -
S. Res. 48 (None) No decision Saturday, 17 March 1866 -
S. Res. 62 (None) No decision Friday, 13 April 1866 -
Resolution to Not Exclude Members of Congress from Rebellious States (None) No decision Thursday, 11 January 1866 -
Resolution to Admit Members-Elect from Rebellious States Immediately (None) No decision Tuesday, 23 January 1866 -
H. Res. 89 (None) No decision Wednesday, 14 March 1866 -
H. R. 543 (None) No decision Tuesday, 29 January 1867 -

Referred Documents (17)

The Senate

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Approved Documents (32)

Type Document Name Status Introduced Decision
Resolution to Create a Committee to Inform the President of the Organization of Congress ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 05 December 1865 Tuesday, 05 December 1865
Resolution to Print the President's Annual Message ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 05 December 1865 Tuesday, 05 December 1865
Message from the House Concurring in the Senate Amendment to the Resolution on Joint Committee ADOPT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 13 December 1865 Wednesday, 13 December 1865
Resolutions on the Death of Orlando Kellogg ADOPT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 20 December 1865 Wednesday, 20 December 1865
Resolution Appointing William J. McDonald the Chief Clerk of the Senate ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 09 January 1866 Tuesday, 09 January 1866
Credentials of Samuel J. Kirkwood ADOPT_PROPOSAL Saturday, 20 January 1866 Saturday, 20 January 1866
Credentials of James Harlan ADOPT_PROPOSAL Saturday, 20 January 1866 Saturday, 20 January 1866
H. Res. 51 (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 31 January 1866 Wednesday, 14 February 1866
Mr. Brown's Resolution Directing the Joint Committee on Reconstruction ADOPT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 01 February 1866 Thursday, 01 February 1866
Credentials of John Sherman ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 19 February 1866 Monday, 19 February 1866
S. 61 (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 27 March 1866 Friday, 06 April 1866
Message from the House on Enrollment of S. 61 (None) NO_OBJECTION Friday, 16 March 1866 Friday, 16 March 1866
Resolution Instructing the Secretary of the Senate to Present S. No. 61 to the Secretary of State ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 10 April 1866 Tuesday, 10 April 1866
Message from the House (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 10 April 1866 Tuesday, 10 April 1866
H. Res. 127 (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Friday, 08 June 1866 Friday, 08 June 1866
Resolution on the Contested Election of John P. Stockton (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 30 January 1866 Tuesday, 27 March 1866
Resolution to Not Receive Mr. Stockton's Vote ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 26 March 1866 Monday, 26 March 1866
Credentials of Luke P. Poland ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 03 December 1866 Monday, 03 December 1866
Credentials of George F. Edmunds ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 03 December 1866 Monday, 03 December 1866
Credentials of Alexander G. Cattel ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 03 December 1866 Monday, 03 December 1866
Credentials of Frederick T. Frelinghuysen ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 03 December 1866 Monday, 03 December 1866
Credentials of George G. Fogg ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 03 December 1866 Monday, 03 December 1866
Resolution to Create a Committee to Wait on the President ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 03 December 1866 Monday, 03 December 1866
Concurrent Resolution Reappointing the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 05 December 1866 Wednesday, 05 December 1866
H. R. 1143 (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Saturday, 16 February 1867 Saturday, 16 February 1867
Message to the Senate on the Enrollment of H. R. 1143 (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 21 February 1867 Thursday, 21 February 1867
Resolution to Submit the 14th Amendment to the States (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 18 June 1866 Monday, 18 June 1866
Resolutions on the Death of William Wright ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 17 December 1866 Monday, 17 December 1866
Committee Report: S. 1 Presented to the President of the United States ADOPT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 03 January 1867 Thursday, 03 January 1867
S. 1 (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 07 January 1867 Monday, 07 January 1867
Resolutions on the Death of Jacob Collamer ADOPT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 14 December 1865 Thursday, 14 December 1865
Message on the Enrollment of H. Res. 127 (None) NO_OBJECTION Thursday, 14 June 1866 Thursday, 14 June 1866

Draft Documents (63)

Type Document Name Status Introduced Decision
Credentials of Luke P. Poland No decision Monday, 04 December 1865 -
Credentials of John P. Stockton No decision Monday, 04 December 1865 -
S. Res. 1 OTHER Monday, 04 December 1865 Monday, 04 December 1865
S. 9 POSTPONE_DEBATE Monday, 04 December 1865 Monday, 04 December 1865
Memorial of Members of the New Jersey Legislature Contesting Mr. Stockton's Right to a Seat in the Senate No decision Monday, 04 December 1865 -
S. 1 No decision Monday, 04 December 1865 -
Credentials of James L. Alcorn No decision Tuesday, 05 December 1865 -
Credentials of William L. Sharkey No decision Tuesday, 05 December 1865 -
President's Annual Message (1865) (None) No decision Tuesday, 05 December 1865 -
Message to the Senate (None) No decision Tuesday, 05 December 1865 -
Appointment of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary No decision Wednesday, 06 December 1865 -
Appointment of the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia No decision Wednesday, 06 December 1865 -
Appointment of the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills (Senate) No decision Wednesday, 06 December 1865 -
S. 1 (None) No decision Wednesday, 20 December 1865 -
Message to the Senate on the Death of Orlando Kellogg (None) No decision Wednesday, 20 December 1865 -
Credentials of Randall Hunt No decision Monday, 08 January 1866 -
Appointment of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (House) (None) No decision Monday, 08 January 1866 -
S. 61 (None) No decision Thursday, 11 January 1866 -
Credentials of William A. Graham No decision Wednesday, 17 January 1866 -
Credentials of William Marvin No decision Friday, 19 January 1866 -
S. Res. 22 (None) No decision Monday, 22 January 1866 -
S. Res. 24 No decision Wednesday, 24 January 1866 -
S. 106 No decision Monday, 29 January 1866 -
Credentials of John Pool No decision Thursday, 08 February 1866 -
Credentials of George S. Houston No decision Friday, 09 February 1866 -
Credentials of Lewis E. Parsons No decision Tuesday, 13 February 1866 -
S. Res. 30 (None) No decision Tuesday, 13 February 1866 -
Credentials of Benjamin F. Perry POSTPONE_DEBATE Wednesday, 28 February 1866 Wednesday, 28 February 1866
Credentials of Henry Boyce No decision Friday, 02 March 1866 -
S. Res. 40 No decision Thursday, 08 March 1866 -
S. Res. 42 No decision Monday, 12 March 1866 -
Resolution Instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to Report a Resolution for the Amendment of the Constitution POSTPONE_DEBATE Tuesday, 13 March 1866 Tuesday, 13 March 1866
S. 61 (None) No decision Tuesday, 13 March 1866 -
President Johnson's S. 61 Veto Message (None) No decision Tuesday, 27 March 1866 -
S. Res. 48 No decision Friday, 16 March 1866 -
Credentials of George F. Edmunds No decision Thursday, 05 April 1866 -
Message to the House of Representatives on S. 61 No decision Friday, 06 April 1866 -
S. Res. 76 No decision Friday, 27 April 1866 -
S. Res. 78 (None) No decision Monday, 30 April 1866 -
S. 292 (None) No decision Monday, 30 April 1866 -
S. 293 (None) No decision Monday, 30 April 1866 -
H. Res. 127 (None) No decision Thursday, 10 May 1866 -
Credentials of Wilkinson Call No decision Wednesday, 06 June 1866 -
Message from the House on Concurrence in H. Res. 127 Amendments (None) No decision Wednesday, 13 June 1866 -
Report on the Contested Election of John P. Stockton (None) No decision Tuesday, 30 January 1866 -
S. Res. 62 No decision Thursday, 12 April 1866 -
Credentials of David G. Burnet No decision Monday, 03 December 1866 -
Credentials of O. M. Roberts No decision Monday, 03 December 1866 -
Credentials of Edmund G. Ross OTHER Thursday, 14 February 1867 Thursday, 14 February 1867
H. R. 1143 (None) POSTPONE_DEBATE Wednesday, 13 February 1867 Wednesday, 13 February 1867
H. R. 1143 (None) No decision Tuesday, 19 February 1867 -
President Johnson's H. R. 1143 Veto Message (None) OTHER Saturday, 02 March 1867 Saturday, 02 March 1867
H. R. 1143 (None) No decision Saturday, 02 March 1867 -
Report on H. Res. 127 (None) No decision Monday, 18 June 1866 -
H. R. 1 (None) No decision Wednesday, 21 February 1866 -
S. 1 (None) No decision Friday, 12 January 1866 -
Message to the Senate on the Passage of S. 1 (None) No decision Friday, 14 December 1866 -
Message on the Enrollment of S. 1 (None) No decision Monday, 17 December 1866 -
Message to the Senate on the Signing of S. 1 (None) No decision Monday, 17 December 1866 -
President Johnson's S. 1 Veto Message (None) No decision Monday, 07 January 1867 -
Message to the House No decision Monday, 07 January 1867 -
S. 345 No decision Tuesday, 29 May 1866 -
S. Res. 81 OTHER Wednesday, 02 May 1866 Wednesday, 02 May 1866

Referred Documents (23)

Type Document Name Status Introduced Decision
Message to the House REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 04 December 1865 Monday, 04 December 1865
Resolution to Create a Joint Committee on Reconstruction (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 05 December 1865 Tuesday, 12 December 1865
H. Res. 9 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 20 December 1865 Thursday, 21 December 1865
Appointment of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (Senate) REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 21 December 1865 Thursday, 21 December 1865
S. 61 REPORT_PROPOSAL Friday, 05 January 1866 Friday, 05 January 1866
S. Res. 9 REPORT_PROPOSAL Friday, 05 January 1866 Friday, 05 January 1866
S. Res. 10 REPORT_PROPOSAL Friday, 05 January 1866 Friday, 05 January 1866
H. R. 1 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Friday, 19 January 1866 Friday, 19 January 1866
S. Res. 23 REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 23 January 1866 Tuesday, 23 January 1866
S. 61 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Friday, 02 February 1866 Friday, 02 February 1866
S. 61 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 14 March 1866 Thursday, 15 March 1866
Message to the House on Concurring in House Amendments to S. 61 REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 15 March 1866 Thursday, 15 March 1866
S. 61 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Friday, 16 March 1866 Friday, 16 March 1866
H. Res. 127 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Friday, 15 June 1866 Friday, 15 June 1866
S. 564 REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 04 February 1867 Monday, 04 February 1867
Message to the House REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 20 February 1867 Wednesday, 20 February 1867
H. R. 1143 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 20 February 1867 Wednesday, 20 February 1867
H. R. 1143 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 21 February 1867 Thursday, 21 February 1867
Message to the House REPORT_PROPOSAL Saturday, 02 March 1867 Saturday, 02 March 1867
S. 1 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 13 December 1866 Thursday, 13 December 1866
S. 1 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 17 December 1866 Monday, 17 December 1866
Message to the House on the Death of Jacob Collamer REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 14 December 1865 Thursday, 14 December 1865
H. R. 956 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 10 January 1867 Friday, 11 January 1867

The House of Representatives

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Approved Documents (51)

Type Document Name Status Introduced Decision
Resolution to Elect Officers for the House of Representatives ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 04 December 1865 Monday, 04 December 1865
Resolution on Rules of the House ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 04 December 1865 Monday, 04 December 1865
Resolution to Inform the Senate of the Organization of the House ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 04 December 1865 Monday, 04 December 1865
Resolution to Create a Committee to Wait on the President ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 04 December 1865 Monday, 04 December 1865
Resolution to Grant Claimant W. E. Dodge Privilege of the Floor ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 05 December 1865 Tuesday, 05 December 1865
Resolution on Public Debt ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 05 December 1865 Tuesday, 05 December 1865
Resolution on Pennsylvania Contested Election Concerning the Sixteenth Congressional District ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 05 December 1865 Tuesday, 05 December 1865
Resolution to Grant Henry D. Washburn Privilege of the Floor ADOPT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 06 December 1865 Wednesday, 06 December 1865
Resolution to Grant Claimant Augustus C. Baldwin Privilege of the Floor ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 11 December 1865 Monday, 11 December 1865
Appointment of the House Committee of Elections NO_OBJECTION Monday, 11 December 1865 Monday, 11 December 1865
Appointment of the House Committee on the Judiciary NO_OBJECTION Monday, 11 December 1865 Monday, 11 December 1865
Appointment of the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills (House) NO_OBJECTION Monday, 11 December 1865 Monday, 11 December 1865
Resolution to Allow Tennessee Claimants to Occupy Seats ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 12 December 1865 Tuesday, 12 December 1865
Resolution on the Joint Committee and States Entitled to Representation ADOPT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 14 December 1865 Thursday, 14 December 1865
Resolutions on the Death of Jacob Collamer ADOPT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 14 December 1865 Thursday, 14 December 1865
Resolution on the Death of Orlando Kellog ADOPT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 20 December 1865 Wednesday, 20 December 1865
Resolutions on Distributing the President's Annual Address (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 21 December 1865 Thursday, 21 December 1865
Resolution to Grant George M. Chillicott Privilege of the Floor ADOPT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 17 January 1866 Wednesday, 17 January 1866
Resolution to Inquire into Legislation to Enforce the Test Oath ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 22 January 1866 Monday, 22 January 1866
Resolution on the Privileges of Hon. Charles Follett ADOPT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 25 January 1866 Thursday, 25 January 1866
Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Friday, 26 January 1866 Monday, 19 February 1866
Resolution on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 05 February 1866 Wednesday, 14 February 1866
First Divided Resolution on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees ADOPT_PROPOSAL Friday, 23 February 1866 Friday, 23 February 1866
Second Divided Resolution on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees ADOPT_PROPOSAL Friday, 23 February 1866 Friday, 23 February 1866
Resolution to Inquire into Excluding the Disloyal from Office ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 12 March 1866 Monday, 12 March 1866
S. 61 (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 13 March 1866 Tuesday, 13 March 1866
Message from the Senate on Concurring in House Amendments to S. 61 (None) NO_OBJECTION Thursday, 15 March 1866 Thursday, 15 March 1866
Message on the Enrollment of S. 61 (None) NO_OBJECTION Friday, 16 March 1866 Friday, 16 March 1866
Message from the Senate: Death of Solomon Foot ADOPT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 29 March 1866 Thursday, 29 March 1866
Resolutions on the Death of Solomon Foot and Adjournment ADOPT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 29 March 1866 Thursday, 29 March 1866
First Divided Resolution on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks ADOPT_PROPOSAL Friday, 06 April 1866 Friday, 06 April 1866
Second Divided Resolution on the Contested Election Case of Dodge vs. Brooks ADOPT_PROPOSAL Friday, 06 April 1866 Friday, 06 April 1866
S. 61 (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 09 April 1866 Monday, 09 April 1866
Resolution to Request the President Detail Negotiations Concerning the Rebel Debt ADOPT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 25 April 1866 Wednesday, 25 April 1866
Resolution Confining Speeches on H. Res. 127 to Thirty Minutes ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 07 May 1866 Monday, 07 May 1866
Resolution to Request the President Provide a Statement of Rebel Laws on Rebel Debt ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 11 June 1866 Monday, 11 June 1866
Resolution on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 14 May 1866 Friday, 18 May 1866
Credentials of William B. Campbell ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 03 December 1866 Monday, 03 December 1866
Credentials of Samuel M. Arnell ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 03 December 1866 Monday, 03 December 1866
Credentials of Isaac R. Hawkins ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 03 December 1866 Monday, 03 December 1866
Credentials of Elijah Hise ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 03 December 1866 Monday, 03 December 1866
Credentials of Andrew H. Ward ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 03 December 1866 Monday, 03 December 1866
Resolutions to Inform the Senate that a Quorum of the House has Assembled and Appoint a Committee to Communicate with the President ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 03 December 1866 Monday, 03 December 1866
Message from the Senate: Concurrent Resolution ADOPT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 05 December 1866 Wednesday, 05 December 1866
Resolutions on Distributing the President's Annual Message (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 10 December 1866 Monday, 10 December 1866
Resolutions on the Death of Senator William Wright ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 18 December 1866 Tuesday, 18 December 1866
S. 1 (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 08 January 1867 Tuesday, 08 January 1867
Message from the Senate (None) NO_OBJECTION Thursday, 21 February 1867 Thursday, 21 February 1867
Message on the Enrollment of H. R. 1143 (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 21 February 1867 Thursday, 21 February 1867
Resolution Instructing the Clerk to Present H. R. 1143 to the Secretary of State ADOPT_PROPOSAL Saturday, 02 March 1867 Saturday, 02 March 1867
Further Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz (None) ADOPT_PROPOSAL Monday, 09 July 1866 Wednesday, 18 July 1866

Draft Documents (99)

Type Document Name Status Introduced Decision
First Address of the Speaker No decision Monday, 04 December 1865 -
Message from the Senate (None) No decision Monday, 04 December 1865 -
Message from the Senate: Committee to Wait on the President No decision Tuesday, 05 December 1865 -
Memorial on Michigan Contested Election: Augustus C. Baldwin No decision Tuesday, 05 December 1865 -
H. Res. 1 No decision Tuesday, 05 December 1865 -
President's Annual Message (1865) (None) No decision Tuesday, 05 December 1865 -
Resolution to Not Exclude Members of Congress from Rebellious States No decision Monday, 11 December 1865 -
H. Res. 12 OTHER Monday, 11 December 1865 Monday, 11 December 1865
H. Res. 14 OTHER Monday, 11 December 1865 Monday, 11 December 1865
Credentials from Tennessee No decision Tuesday, 12 December 1865 -
Resolution to Grant Tennessee Claimants Privileges of the Floor No decision Tuesday, 12 December 1865 -
Resolution on Secession No decision Tuesday, 12 December 1865 -
Resolution to Inquire into Prohibiting Racial Discrimination in Granting the Elective Franchise OTHER Wednesday, 13 December 1865 Wednesday, 13 December 1865
Resolution on Joint Committee (None) No decision Wednesday, 13 December 1865 -
Message from the Senate on the Death of Jacob Collamer (None) No decision Thursday, 14 December 1865 -
Credentials of James M. Johnson No decision Monday, 18 December 1865 -
Resolution to Grant James M. Johnson Privilege of the Floor No decision Monday, 18 December 1865 -
Resolution on Rebel States and Conditions of Governance No decision Wednesday, 20 December 1865 -
Credentials of G. H. Kyle No decision Wednesday, 20 December 1865 -
Certificate of Election of H. C. Warmoth No decision Wednesday, 20 December 1865 -
Credentials of Delos R. Ashley No decision Thursday, 21 December 1865 -
Resolution Endorsing the President's Annual Message and Denying the Right to Secede No decision Thursday, 21 December 1865 -
Appointment of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (Senate) (None) No decision Thursday, 21 December 1865 -
H. Res. 30 No decision Monday, 08 January 1866 -
H. Res. 31 No decision Monday, 08 January 1866 -
H. R. 88 No decision Monday, 08 January 1866 -
Resolutions on Congress' Role in Former Confederate States No decision Tuesday, 09 January 1866 -
Memorial of Charles Follett Contesting Columbus Delano's Seat No decision Wednesday, 10 January 1866 -
Instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary to Amend H. R. 1 No decision Wednesday, 10 January 1866 -
Resolution on the Policy of the President No decision Wednesday, 10 January 1866 -
Credentials of James Farrow No decision Thursday, 11 January 1866 -
Credentials of John D. Kennedy No decision Thursday, 11 January 1866 -
Credentials of William Byers No decision Monday, 15 January 1866 -
Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Make Representation Conditional on Black Civil Rights No decision Monday, 15 January 1866 -
H. Res. 39 No decision Monday, 15 January 1866 -
Resolution on White Suffrage in the District of Columbia No decision Monday, 15 January 1866 -
Memorial on the Members-Elect from Arkansas No decision Monday, 15 January 1866 -
Credentials of John N. Goodwin No decision Wednesday, 17 January 1866 -
Memorial of Charles D. Poston Contesting the Seat of John N. Goodwin No decision Wednesday, 17 January 1866 -
H. Res. 51 (None) No decision Monday, 22 January 1866 -
Minority Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction on H. Res. 51 (None) No decision Monday, 22 January 1866 -
Resolutions on the Right to Secession No decision Tuesday, 23 January 1866 -
Mr. Lawrence's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction No decision Tuesday, 23 January 1866 -
Minority Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz (None) No decision Friday, 26 January 1866 -
Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz (None) No decision Friday, 26 January 1866 -
Resolution to Submit Propositions to the Rebellious States OTHER Tuesday, 30 January 1866 Tuesday, 30 January 1866
S. 61 (None) No decision Saturday, 03 February 1866 -
Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge (None) No decision Monday, 05 February 1866 -
H. Res. 63 (None) No decision Tuesday, 13 February 1866 -
Resolution Inquiring into the Possibility of Barring Rebels from Office No decision Friday, 16 February 1866 -
H. Res. 70 No decision Monday, 19 February 1866 -
Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees (None) No decision Monday, 19 February 1866 -
Resolutions on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees (None) No decision Monday, 19 February 1866 -
Resolutions to Adequately Punish Rebels POSTPONE_DEBATE Monday, 19 February 1866 Monday, 19 February 1866
Minority Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees (None) No decision Tuesday, 20 February 1866 -
Resolution Inquiring into the Possibility of Requiring Disloyal Citizens to Contribute to the Cost of Standing Armies No decision Monday, 26 February 1866 -
Resolution that Congress Has No Right to Determine the Qualifications of Electors POSTPONE_DEBATE Monday, 26 February 1866 Monday, 26 February 1866
H. Res. 63 (None) No decision Monday, 26 February 1866 -
S. 61 (None) No decision Thursday, 01 March 1866 -
[H. Res. 91] No decision Friday, 02 March 1866 -
Instructions to the House Committee on the Judiciary to Amend S. 61 No decision Friday, 02 March 1866 -
H. Res. 89 No decision Tuesday, 13 March 1866 -
Report of the Committee on the Judiciary on H. Res. 43 (None) No decision Tuesday, 13 March 1866 -
H. Res. 43 (None) No decision Tuesday, 13 March 1866 -
Resolutions on Rebel Debt POSTPONE_DEBATE Monday, 19 March 1866 Monday, 26 March 1866
Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks (None) No decision Monday, 26 March 1866 -
Minority Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks (None) No decision Monday, 26 March 1866 -
Resolutions on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks (None) No decision Monday, 26 March 1866 -
Message from the Senate on S. 61 (None) No decision Monday, 09 April 1866 -
President Johnson's S. 61 Veto Message (None) No decision Monday, 09 April 1866 -
H. Res. 109 No decision Monday, 16 April 1866 -
H. Res. 110 No decision Monday, 16 April 1866 -
H. R. 543 (None) No decision Monday, 30 April 1866 -
H. R. 544 (None) No decision Monday, 30 April 1866 -
Resolution Discharging the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction No decision Monday, 07 May 1866 -
Mr. Garfield's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction No decision Tuesday, 08 May 1866 -
Mr. Boutwell's Proposition on the Position of the Democratic Party on the Issue of Representation No decision Wednesday, 09 May 1866 -
Mr. McKee's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction No decision Wednesday, 09 May 1866 -
Credentials of Lewis Hanes: Fifth Congressional District of North Carolina No decision Thursday, 14 June 1866 -
Message on the Enrollment of H. Res. 127 (None) No decision Thursday, 14 June 1866 -
Report on H. Res. 127 (None) No decision Monday, 18 June 1866 -
Minority Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge (None) POSTPONE_DEBATE Friday, 09 February 1866 Friday, 09 February 1866
Resolutions to Protect the Freedmen in the Reorganized Rebel States No decision Monday, 05 March 1866 -
Report on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano (None) No decision Monday, 14 May 1866 -
President's Annual Message (1866) (None) No decision Monday, 03 December 1866 -
Resolution Accusing Mr. Stevens and H. R. 543 of Being Criminal No decision Thursday, 03 January 1867 -
Message from the Senate (None) No decision Tuesday, 08 January 1867 -
President Johnson's S. 1 Veto Message (None) No decision Tuesday, 08 January 1867 -
H. Res. 228 OTHER Monday, 07 January 1867 Tuesday, 08 January 1867
H. R. 1143 (None) No decision Monday, 18 February 1867 -
H. R. 1143 (None) No decision Tuesday, 19 February 1867 -
Credentials of T. M. Marquette No decision Saturday, 02 March 1867 -
President Johnson's H. R. 1143 Veto Message (None) OTHER Saturday, 02 March 1867 Saturday, 02 March 1867
Message to the House on the Senate's Passage of H. R. 1143 Notwithstanding the President's Veto (None) No decision Saturday, 02 March 1867 -
H. R. 1143 (None) OTHER Saturday, 02 March 1867 Saturday, 02 March 1867
Message on the Enrollment of S. 1 (None) No decision Monday, 17 December 1866 -
Message from the Secretary of the Treasury No decision Saturday, 17 March 1866 -
H. R. 790 OTHER Friday, 20 July 1866 Friday, 20 July 1866
Second Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz (None) No decision Monday, 09 July 1866 -

Referred Documents (52)

Type Document Name Status Introduced Decision
Resolution to Create a Joint Committee on Reconstruction REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 04 December 1865 Monday, 04 December 1865
Message to the Senate REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 04 December 1865 Monday, 04 December 1865
Memorial on New York Contested Election: William E. Dodge REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 05 December 1865 Tuesday, 05 December 1865
Memorial on Indiana Contested Election: W. D. Washburne REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 05 December 1865 Tuesday, 05 December 1865
H. Res. 5 REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 05 December 1865 Tuesday, 05 December 1865
H. Res. 3 REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 05 December 1865 Tuesday, 05 December 1865
H. Res. 2 REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 05 December 1865 Tuesday, 05 December 1865
H. Res. 6 REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 05 December 1865 Tuesday, 05 December 1865
H. R. 1 REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 05 December 1865 Tuesday, 05 December 1865
H. Res. 8 [Rebel Debt] REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 06 December 1865 Wednesday, 06 December 1865
H. Res. 8 [Equality before the Law] REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 06 December 1865 Wednesday, 06 December 1865
H. Res. 9 REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 06 December 1865 Wednesday, 06 December 1865
H. Res. 11 REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 11 December 1865 Monday, 11 December 1865
H. Res. 13 REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 11 December 1865 Monday, 11 December 1865
H. Res. 10 REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 11 December 1865 Monday, 11 December 1865
Appointment of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (House) REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 14 December 1865 Thursday, 14 December 1865
Resolution to Make the Admission of Rebellious States Conditional on Their Acceptance of Constitutional Amendment REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 18 December 1865 Monday, 18 December 1865
H. R. 1 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 18 December 1865 Thursday, 18 January 1866
Credentials of B. Johnson Barbour REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 19 December 1865 Tuesday, 19 December 1865
H. Res. 9 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 19 December 1865 Tuesday, 19 December 1865
Message to the Senate on the Death of Orlando Kellogg REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 20 December 1865 Wednesday, 20 December 1865
H. Res. 34 REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 10 January 1866 Wednesday, 10 January 1866
Resolution to Admit Members-Elect from Rebellious States Immediately REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 17 January 1866 Monday, 22 January 1866
H. Res. 43 REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 17 January 1866 Wednesday, 17 January 1866
H. Res. 51 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 31 January 1866 Wednesday, 31 January 1866
H. R. 256 REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 06 February 1866 Tuesday, 06 February 1866
Credentials of Six Members-Elect from Alabama REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 07 February 1866 Wednesday, 07 February 1866
H. Res. 72 REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 19 February 1866 Monday, 19 February 1866
Message to the Senate on the Enrollment of S. 61 REPORT_PROPOSAL Friday, 16 March 1866 Friday, 16 March 1866
S. 61 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Friday, 16 March 1866 Friday, 16 March 1866
H. Res. 91 REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 19 March 1866 Monday, 19 March 1866
H. Res. 94 REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 19 March 1866 Monday, 19 March 1866
H. R. 437 REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 02 April 1866 Monday, 02 April 1866
Message to the Senate REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 10 April 1866 Tuesday, 10 April 1866
H. Res. 127 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 30 April 1866 Thursday, 10 May 1866
Message from the President of the United States Over Rebel Debt REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 01 May 1866 Tuesday, 01 May 1866
H. R. 437 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 07 May 1866 Monday, 07 May 1866
H. Res. 127 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Saturday, 09 June 1866 Wednesday, 13 June 1866
Message to the Senate on Concurrence in H. Res. 127 Amendments REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 13 June 1866 Wednesday, 13 June 1866
H. Res. 127 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 14 June 1866 Thursday, 14 June 1866
H. R. 603 REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 21 May 1866 Monday, 21 May 1866
Concurrent Resolution Reappointing the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 04 December 1866 Tuesday, 04 December 1866
H. R. 956 REPORT_PROPOSAL Tuesday, 08 January 1867 Tuesday, 08 January 1867
Resolution to Submit the 14th Amendment to the States REPORT_PROPOSAL Friday, 15 June 1866 Monday, 18 June 1866
H. R. 1143 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Wednesday, 06 February 1867 Wednesday, 13 February 1867
Message to the Senate on the Enrollment of H. R. 1143 REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 21 February 1867 Thursday, 21 February 1867
H. R. 1143 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 21 February 1867 Thursday, 21 February 1867
S. 1 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Friday, 14 December 1866 Friday, 14 December 1866
Message to the Senate on the Passage of S. 1 REPORT_PROPOSAL Friday, 14 December 1866 Friday, 14 December 1866
S. 1 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 17 December 1866 Monday, 17 December 1866
Message to the Senate on the Signing of S. 1 REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 17 December 1866 Monday, 17 December 1866
H. R. 623 REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 28 May 1866 Monday, 28 May 1866

House Committee on the Judiciary

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H. Res. 5 (None) No decision Monday, 11 December 1865 -
H. Res. 2 (None) No decision Monday, 11 December 1865 -
H. Res. 6 (None) No decision Monday, 11 December 1865 -
H. Res. 8: Rebel Debt (None) No decision Monday, 11 December 1865 -
H. Res. 8: Equality before the Law (None) OTHER Monday, 11 December 1865 Tuesday, 23 January 1866
H. Res. 30 (None) No decision Tuesday, 09 January 1866 -
H. R. 88 (None) OTHER Tuesday, 09 January 1866 Tuesday, 09 January 1866
H. Res. 39 (None) No decision Tuesday, 16 January 1866 -
H. R. 256 (None) No decision Wednesday, 07 February 1866 -
H. Res. 72 (None) No decision Tuesday, 20 February 1866 -
H. Res. 70 (None) No decision Tuesday, 20 February 1866 -
H. R. 437 (None) No decision Tuesday, 08 May 1866 -
H. R. 603 (None) No decision Tuesday, 22 May 1866 -
S. 61 (None) No decision Tuesday, 13 March 1866 -
Report of the Judiciary Committee on H. Res. 43 No decision Tuesday, 13 March 1866 -
Resolution to Inquire into Prohibiting Racial Discrimination in Granting the Elective Franchise (None) No decision Thursday, 14 December 1865 -
H. R. 1 (None) No decision Wednesday, 13 December 1865 -
H. Res. 3 (None) No decision Friday, 15 December 1865 -
H. Res. 9 (None) No decision Friday, 15 December 1865 -
H. Res. 1 (None) No decision Friday, 15 December 1865 -
Joint Resolution to Amend the Constitution Submitted by Mr. Lawrence OTHER Wednesday, 17 January 1866 Wednesday, 17 January 1866
H. Res. 43 (None) POSTPONE_DEBATE Friday, 19 January 1866 Friday, 19 January 1866
H. Res. 94 (None) No decision Friday, 23 March 1866 -
H. Res. 91 (None) No decision Friday, 23 March 1866 -
H. R. 437 (None) POSTPONE_DEBATE Friday, 06 April 1866 Friday, 06 April 1866
H. Res. 43 (None) No decision Wednesday, 14 March 1866 -

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Type Document Name Status Introduced Decision
S. 61 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Friday, 09 February 1866 Friday, 09 February 1866

House Committee of Elections

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Type Document Name Status Introduced Decision
Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 25 January 1866 Thursday, 25 January 1866
Minority Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 25 January 1866 Thursday, 25 January 1866
Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 25 January 1866 Thursday, 25 January 1866
Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge REPORT_PROPOSAL Sunday, 04 February 1866 Sunday, 04 February 1866
Resolution on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge REPORT_PROPOSAL Sunday, 04 February 1866 Sunday, 04 February 1866
Resolutions on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees REPORT_PROPOSAL Sunday, 18 February 1866 Sunday, 18 February 1866
Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees REPORT_PROPOSAL Sunday, 18 February 1866 Sunday, 18 February 1866
Minority Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 08 February 1866 Thursday, 08 February 1866
Minority Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees REPORT_PROPOSAL Monday, 19 February 1866 Monday, 19 February 1866
Resolutions on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks REPORT_PROPOSAL Sunday, 25 March 1866 Sunday, 25 March 1866
Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks REPORT_PROPOSAL Sunday, 25 March 1866 Sunday, 25 March 1866
Minority Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks REPORT_PROPOSAL Sunday, 25 March 1866 Sunday, 25 March 1866
Report on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano REPORT_PROPOSAL Sunday, 13 May 1866 Sunday, 13 May 1866
Resolution on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano REPORT_PROPOSAL Sunday, 13 May 1866 Sunday, 13 May 1866
Second Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz REPORT_PROPOSAL Sunday, 08 July 1866 Sunday, 08 July 1866
Further Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz REPORT_PROPOSAL Sunday, 08 July 1866 Sunday, 08 July 1866

Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on the Powers of Congress

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Article C (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Thursday, 25 January 1866 Friday, 26 January 1866

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

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Senate Committee of the Whole

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Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Tennessee

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Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina

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Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas

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Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Louisiana, Florida and Texas

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Certificate of Election of H. C. Warmoth (None) No decision Monday, 15 January 1866 -

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Senate Committee on the District of Columbia

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S. 1 (None) No decision Thursday, 07 December 1865 -
S. 1 (None) No decision Thursday, 11 January 1866 -

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Type Document Name Status Introduced Decision
H. R. 1 (None) REPORT_PROPOSAL Saturday, 20 January 1866 Tuesday, 20 February 1866