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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
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[+e314551]No[-e314551] States to vote and hold office[+e314551] shall not be [+e314551]denied[+e314551]y[-e314551] or abridged [+e314551]by[+e314551 -e867566] the [-e867566]United States or [+e314551 -e867566]by any Stat[+e314551]right of its citizens to vote and hold offic[-e314551]e on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude[+e314551].
Sec. 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.