- Tuesday, 16 January 1866, at 00:00
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: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment
A sub-committee of the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction, to which resolutions related to apportionment of representatives in Congress are referred
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Session 14423: 1866-01-16 00:00:00
A resolution to amend the Constitution to make representation conditional on Black civil rights is received by the Sub-Committee.
Membership (at session start):
John A. Bingham, Roscoe Conkling, William P. Fessenden, Jacob M. Howard, Thaddeus Stevens (5 total)
Representing 5 delegations:
Maine Delegation, Michigan Delegation, New York Delegation, Ohio Delegation, Pennsylvania Delegation
Imported Documents
- Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Make Representation Conditional on Black Civil Rights (e902811) imports from Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction,
on Tuesday, 16 January 1866, at 00:00
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