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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
A special joint committee made up of nine members from the House of Representatives six members of the Senate. This committee was formed to inquire into the condition of the states in rebellion.
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Session 5631: 1866-04-25 10:30:00
The Joint Committee meets; the bill to provide for the restoration to the States lately in insurrection of their full political rights is further considered; it is decided to report the Joint Resolution and Bill to the House and the Senate; Mr. Bingham submits a section stricken out of the constitutional amendment adopted by the Committee as a separate proposition; the motion to report is reconsidered.
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Mr. Bingham's Second Constitutional Amendment
No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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- Mr. Bingham's Second Constitutional Amendment (introduced on 1866-04-25 10:30:00 - CREATE - e660533) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1866-04-25 10:30:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e896803) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1866-04-25 10:30:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e660537) [view current proposal at this moment]