The House of Representatives of the Fortieth Session of Congress
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The House receives from the Senate requesting a conference committee with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on S. Res. 8; the House receives S. 827
Joint Resolution
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America 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 as part of the Constitution, namely:
ARTICLE XV.
Sec. 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Sec. 2. The Congress, by appropriate legislation, may enforce the provisions of this article.