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The Senate proceeds to consider H. Res. 402 as in Committee of the Whole
Joint Resolution
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Be it 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 held as part of said Constitution, namely:
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Sec. 1. Congress shall have power to abolish or modify any restrictions uponThe right of citizens of the rightUnited States to vote orand hold office prescribshall not be denied or abridged by the Constitution or lawsUnited States, or by any State, on account of any Statrace, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Sec. 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce by proper legislation the provisions of this article.