- Event type: CREATE
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.
The Senate
The Senate of the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress
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Session 5271: 1866-02-01 12:00:00
Mr. Brown submits a resolution instructing the Joint Committee on Reconstruction; the Senate continues considering S. 61, as in Committee of the Whole
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Mr. Brown's Resolution Directing the Joint Committee on Reconstruction
Resolved, That the joint committee on reconstruction be directed to inquire into the expediency of amending the Constitution of the United States so as to declare with greater certainty the power of Congress to enforce and determine by appropriate legislation all the guarantees contained in that instrument, and more especially, first, that which recites the people, without distinguishing them by color or race, as those who are to choose Representatives; second, that which assures the citizens of each State all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States; third, that which enjoins upon the United States the guarantee to every State in the Union of a republican form of government.
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Document Timeline
- Mr. Brown's Resolution Directing the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (introduced on 1866-02-01 12:00:00 - CREATE - e135640) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1866-02-01 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e135641) [view current proposal at this moment]