United States Fifteenth Amendment

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Session 6596: 1869-02-17 12:00:00

The Senate rejects H. Res. 402 and resumes consideration of S. Res. 8 as in Committee of the Whole; the committee reports S. Res. 8 to the Senate with no further amendment; S. Res. 8 is passed

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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 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 this article by appropriate legislation.

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