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.

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Session 5146: 1865-12-14 12:00:00

The members of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction are appointed; resolutions are offered in memory of Senator Jacob Collamer and the House adjourns to show respect

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Resolution on the Joint Committee and States Entitled to Representation

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Resolved, That all papers which may be offered relative to the representation of the late so-called confederate States of America, or either of them, shall be referred to the joint committee of fifteen without debate, and no members shall be admitted from either of said so-called States until Congress shall declare such States or either of them entitled to representation.

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Resolution on the Joint Committee and States Entitled to Representation (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - CREATE - e131852) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion for the Previous Question (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131853) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e131955) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e131855) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Lay the Resolution on the Table (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131857) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Lay on the Table (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131859) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e131860) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e131881) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e131861) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Read the Resolution Again (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131884) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e131886) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Point of Order: Resolution on Joint Committee and States Entitled to Representation (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131889) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e131891) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Point of Order: Resolution on Joint Committee and States Entitled to Representation (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131893) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e131894) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Point of Order: Resolution on Joint Committee and States Entitled to Representation (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131899) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Point of Order: Davis' Point of Order (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131906) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e131925) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e131909) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Point of Order: Davis' Point of Order (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131917) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e131924) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e131920) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Point of Order: Davis' Point of Order (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131922) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e131923) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Point of Order: Resolution on Joint Committee and States Entitled to Representation (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131932) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e131935) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e131936) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e131943) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e131953) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Resolution (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131957) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e131958) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e131965) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Reconsider (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131968) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Motion to Lay the Motion to Reconsider on the Table (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e131971) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1865-12-14 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e131973) [view current proposal at this moment]

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