- Event type: CREATE_FROM
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 5085: 1865-12-20 12:00:00
A joint resolution amending the Constitution is referred to the Senate from the House; the Committee on the District of Columbia reports back S. 1 with amendments
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H. Res. 9
JOINT RESOLUTION
To amend the Constitution of the United States.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both Houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three fourths of said Legislatures, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as a part of said Constitution, namely:
ARTICLE —.
No tax, duty, or impost shall be laid, nor shall any appropriation of money be made by either the United States or any one of the States thereof for the purpose of paying, either in whole or in part, any debt, contract, or liability whatsoever, incurred, made, or suffered by any one or more of the States or the people thereof for the purpose of aiding a rebellion against the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Decisions yet to be taken
Document Timeline
- H. Res. 9 (introduced on 1865-12-20 12:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e842457) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1865-12-21 12:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e842458) [view current proposal at this moment]