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  1. Overview: United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
  2. Full Record: United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
  3. Committee:The House of Representatives
  4. Session: 1866-01-22 12:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

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.

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The House of Representatives of the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress

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Session 5480: 1866-01-22 12:00:00

Mr. Stevens submits a resolution to have the Committee of Judiciary inquire on the enforcement of law no matter race or color; Mr. Grider submits resolutions that are referred to Joint Committee on Reconstruction; Mr. Stevens reports on H. Res. 51

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H. Res. 51

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JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing to amend 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 L[+e738959]l[-e738959]egislatures of the several States,[-e738959] as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three [+e738959]-[-e738959]fourths of the [-e738959]said L[+e738959]l[-e738959]egislatures, shall be valid to [+e738959]all intent[+e738959]s and purposes as a [+e738959]part of said Constitution, namely[+e738959]viz[-e738959]:

ARTICLE XIII[+e738959]—[-e738959].

SEC. 1. [+e738959]Representatives in Congres[+e738959]and direct taxe[-e738959]s shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union according to their respective number of qualified electors. The actual e[+e738959]s, counting the whole [-e738959]numb[-e738959]eration shall be made [+e738959] of persons in each State, exclud[-e738959]ing Indians not[-e738959] the year 1870, and within [+e738959]axed: Provided, That when[-e738959]every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as Congress[+e738959] the elective franchise[-e738959] shall by law direct. [+e738959]

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SEC. 2. Direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several[+e738959]e denied or abridged in any[-e738959] States[+e738959] on[-e738959] according to the appraised value of taxable property[+e738959]unt of race or color, all persons[-e738959] respectively. The rule of appra[+e738959]of such race or color shall be excluded from the bas[-e738959]isement[+e738959] of represen[-e738959]tax[+e738959]ation shall be uniform[+e738959].

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  • H. Res. 51 (introduced on 1866-01-22 12:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e663285) [This document]
    • H. Res. 51: Mr. Stevens' Amendment (introduced on 1866-01-23 12:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e738975)
      • Motion to Consider H. Res. 51 in Committee of the Whole and Limit Debate to Twenty Minutes (introduced on 1866-01-23 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e655222)
      • Motion to Recommit H. Res. 51 and Amendments to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction with Mr. Lawrence's Instructions (introduced on 1866-01-24 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e655067)
    • H. Res. 51: Mr. Kelley's Substitute (introduced on 1866-01-23 12:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e738982)
      • H. Res. 51: Mr. Kelley's Substitute: Mr. Ingersoll's Substitute (introduced on 1866-01-23 12:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e888986)
        • Motion to Consider H. Res. 51 in Committee of the Whole and Limit Debate to Twenty Minutes (introduced on 1866-01-23 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e655222)
        • Motion to Recommit H. Res. 51 and Amendments to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction with Mr. Lawrence's Instructions (introduced on 1866-01-24 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e655067)
      • Motion to Consider H. Res. 51 in Committee of the Whole and Limit Debate to Twenty Minutes (introduced on 1866-01-23 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e655222)
      • Motion to Recommit H. Res. 51 and Amendments to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction with Mr. Lawrence's Instructions (introduced on 1866-01-24 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e655067)
    • Motion to Offer an Amendment (introduced on 1866-01-23 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e655117)
    • Motion to Consider H. Res. 51 in Committee of the Whole and Limit Debate to Twenty Minutes (introduced on 1866-01-23 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e655222)
    • Motion to Recommit H. Res. 51 and Amendments to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction with Mr. Lawrence's Instructions (introduced on 1866-01-24 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e655067)
    • H. Res. 51: Notice of Mr. Broomall's Substitute (introduced on 1866-01-25 12:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739069)
    • H. Res. 51: Reading of Mr. Ward's Amendment (introduced on 1866-01-25 12:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e739073)
  • Minority Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction on H. Res. 51 (introduced on 1866-01-22 12:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e870834)
  • Motion for the Previous Question (introduced on 1866-01-23 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e871037)

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