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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
A special joint committee made up of nine members from the House of Representatives six members of the Senate. This committee was formed to inquire into the condition of the states in rebellion.
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Session 5081: 1866-01-24 00:00:00
The Joint Committee meets; S. Res. 23 is received; Article C of the Sub-Committee report is considered and referred to the Sub-Committee on the Powers of Congress, which is created and appointed; the injunction of secrecy is partially removed.
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S. Res. 23
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the legislatures of the several States a proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of said legislatures, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as a part of the said Constitution, namely:
ARTICLE 14.
No State, in prescribing the qualifications requisite for electors therein, shall discriminate against any person on account of color or race.
Decisions yet to be taken
- S. Res. 23 (introduced on 1866-01-24 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e738476) [This document]
Document Timeline
- S. Res. 23 (introduced on 1866-01-24 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e738476) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]