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 4985: 1865-12-04 12:00:00

The House is called to order and organizes itself; a resolution is proposed creating a Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction.

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Resolution to Inform the Senate of the Organization of the House

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There is 1 proposed amendment related to this document on which a decision has not been taken.

Resolved, That a message be sent to the Senate, informing that body that a quorum of the House has assembled, and elected Schuyler Colfax, one of the Representatives from the State of Indiana, Speaker, and is now ready to proceed to business.

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  • Motion to Reconsider (introduced on 1865-12-04 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e128531) [This moment shown]

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