- 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 House of Representatives
The House of Representatives of the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress
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Session 5609: 1866-05-09 12:00:00
The House continues consideration of H. Res. 127; Mr. Stevens announces his intent to call the previous question to force a vote on H. Res. 127 the next day
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Mr. McKee's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction
Strike out the third section of H. Res. 127, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
All persons who voluntarily adhered to the late insurrection, giving aid and comfort to the so-called southern confederacy, are forever excluded from holding any office of trust or profit under the Government of the United States.
Decisions yet to be taken
- Mr. McKee's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (introduced on 1866-05-09 12:00:00 - CREATE - e896887) [This document]
- Motion to Recommit H. Res. 127 with Mr. McKee's Instructions (introduced on 1866-05-09 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e896888)
Document Timeline
- Mr. McKee's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (introduced on 1866-05-09 12:00:00 - CREATE - e896887) [This document]
[view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Recommit H. Res. 127 with Mr. McKee's Instructions (introduced on 1866-05-09 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e896888) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1866-05-09 12:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e896891) [view current proposal at this moment]