Senate Committee on the Judiciary

The Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate for the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress

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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Sessions (10)

The Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate for the First-Session of the Thirty-Ninth Congress convenes

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S. Res. 1 is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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S. 61, S. Res. 9, and S. Res. 10 are referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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The Committee amends S. 61 and reports it back to the Senate as amended; the credentials of John P. Stockton are considered

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The committee continues to consider the credentials of John P. Stockton

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The committee considers the credentials of John P. Stockton and agrees that he was legally elected; H. Res. 9 is considered and it is agreed that a new resolution will be drafted as a substitute

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The Committee on the Judiciary reports their resolution on the contested election of John P. Stockton

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S. Res. 9 is considered

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S. 61, as amended by the House, is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and reported back to the Senate

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H. R. 956 is received from the Senate.

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