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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Session 5579: 1866-02-26 12:00:00

The Joint Committee on Reconstruction reports back H. Res. 63

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Resolution that Congress Has No Right to Determine the Qualifications of Electors

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Resolved, That it is the opinion of this House that Congress has no constitutional right to fix the qualification of electors in the several States.

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Resolution that Congress Has No Right to Determine the Qualifications of Electors (introduced on 1866-02-26 12:00:00 - CREATE - e666492) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion for the Previous Question (introduced on 1866-02-26 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e666494) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-02-26 12:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e666497) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1866-02-26 12:00:00 - POSTPONE_DEBATE - e870586) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion for the Previous Question (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e666500) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e666501) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e666503) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Lay on the Table (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e666505) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Motion for the Yeas and Nays (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e666507) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e666511) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e666510) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e666519) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Refer Resolution on the Constitutional Rights of Congress on the Qualifications of Electors (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e666520) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Motion for the Previous Question (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e666522) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e666532) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e666524) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e666530) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e666540) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Refer with Instructions (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e666528) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e666531) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Reconsider (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e666544) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Motion to Lay on the Table (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e666547) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e666548) [view current proposal at this moment]

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