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The Senate received a message from the House notifying the Senate that the House had disagreed to the amendments to H. Res. 402 and asked for a conference committee on the disagreeing votes of the two houses
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, either of which, when ratified by three fourths of said Legislatures, shall be held as part of said Constitution, namely:
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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.