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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: 1866-02-26 12:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE

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.

The House of Representatives

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

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Session 5579: 1866-02-26 12:00:00

The Joint Committee on Reconstruction reports back H. Res. 63

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Resolution that Congress Has No Right to Determine the Qualifications of Electors

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There are 3 proposed amendments related to this document on which decisions have not been taken.

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this House that Congress has no constitutional right to fix the qualification of electors in the several States.

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  • Resolution that Congress Has No Right to Determine the Qualifications of Electors (introduced on 1866-02-26 12:00:00 - CREATE - e666492) [This document]
    • Motion to Refer Resolution on the Constitutional Rights of Congress on the Qualifications of Electors (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e666520)
      • Motion for the Previous Question (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e666522)
    • Motion to Refer with Instructions (introduced on 1866-05-21 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e666528)

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