United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65

An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.

The House of Representatives

The House of Representatives of the Thirty-Eighth Session of Congress

The Committee Secretary's View The Committee Secretary's View

To see the full record of a committee, click on the corresponding committee on the map below.

Document introduced in:

Session 3522: 1863-12-14 12:00:00

The newly elected Chaplain is sworn in; the Standing Committees are appointed by the Speaker; H. R. 14, H. R. 21, H. R. 24, and H. Res. 9 are first introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; Mr. Fink, Mr. Harding, Mr. Wadsworth, and Mr. Holman present resolutions to the House.

Document View:

Appointment of the Committee of Elections

There are 0 proposed amendments related to this document on which decisions have not been taken.

Committee of Elections—Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts, Daniel W. Voorhees of Indiana,

Portus Baxter of Vermont, Green Clay Smith of Kentucky, John Ganson of New York, Glenni W. Scofield of Pennsylvania, Nathaniel B. Smithers of Delaware, Charles Upson of Michigan, and James S. Brown of Wisconsin.

Decisions yet to be taken

None

Document Timeline