House Committee on the Judiciary

The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 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 (21)

The Committee on the Judiciary is appointed in the House

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H. R. 1 is considered

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A joint resolution on equal suffrage is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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H. R. 1 continues to be considered; H. R. 3 is considered; H. Res. 1 is recommended by the committee

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H. Res. 30 and H. R. 88 are referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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H. Res. 39 is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; H. Res. 1 is considered by the committee

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Mr. Lawrence submits a joint resolution to the committee

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The committee considers H. Res. 43

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The committee considers H. Res. 8, H. Res. 6, H. Res. 30, and H. Res. 5

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The committee decides to report back H. R. 88 and recommend its passage

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H. R. 256 is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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S. 61 is considered in the committee

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H. Res. 70 and H. Res. 72 are referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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The Committee amends S. 61 and reports it back to the House; H. Res. 43 is amended and reported back to the House

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H. Res. 91 and H. Res. 94 are considered by the committtee

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H. R. 437 is sent to the committee where it is considered and postponed

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H. R. 437 continues to be considered

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The committee amends H. R. 437 and recommends the passage of the bill, and that it be printed and recommitted

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H. R. 437 is recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary

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H. R. 603 is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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