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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.
House Committee on the Judiciary
The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives for the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress.
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Session 5861: 1866-01-09 10:00:00
H. Res. 30 and H. R. 88 are referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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H. R. 88
A BILL
To amend the several acts of Congress relating to naturalization, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all the acts of Congress relating to naturalization be, and the same are hereby, amended by striking out, wherever they occur, the words "being a free white person," and the words "free white," and the words "a free white person and," so that in the matter of naturalization there shall be no distinction as to race or color.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all persons born, or hereafter to be born, within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States, shall be deemed and considered, and are hereby declared, to be citizens of the United States and entitled to all rights and privileges as such.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to naturalize or authorize the naturalization of any member of the Indian tribes.
Decisions yet to be taken
Document Timeline
- H. R. 88 (introduced on 1866-01-09 10:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e842469) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1866-01-09 10:00:00 - OTHER - e842470) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Report H. R. 88 and Recommend Its Passage (introduced on 1866-01-26 10:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e842676)
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- None (introduced on 1866-01-26 10:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e842677) [view current proposal at this moment]