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  1. Overview: United States Fifteenth Amendment
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  3. Committee:The House of Representatives
  4. Session: 1869-02-10 12:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

United States Fifteenth Amendment

The House of Representatives

The House of Representatives of the Fortieth Session of Congress

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Session 6517: 1869-02-10 12:00:00

The House receives a message from the Senate they have passed H. Res. 402 with amendments and request concurrence of the House in the amendments

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H. Res. 402

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Joint Resolution

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Be it 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 held as part of said Constitution, namely:

Article —.

Sec. 1. The right of any citizen of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of race, color or previous condition of slavery of any citizen or class of citizens of the United States.

Sec. 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce by proper legislation the provisions of this article.

Article —.

The second clause, first section, article two of the Constitution of the United States shall be amended to read as follows: each State shall appoint, by a vote of the people thereof qualified to vote for Representatives in Congress, a number of electors equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress; but, no Senator or Representative, or person holding an office of trust and profit under the United States, shall be appointed an elector; and the Congress shall have power to prescribe the manner in which such electors shall be chosen by the people.

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  • H. Res. 402 (introduced on 1869-02-10 12:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e867388) [This document]
    • Motion to Non-Concur in the Senate Amendments and Ask for a Committee of Conference (introduced on 1869-02-15 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e867397)

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