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The House's and the Senate's debates on amendments to the Constitution, as the Annals of Congress and the Congressional Globe print them: given as reported, not always word for word.
The Bill of Rights, 1789
The Eleventh Amendment, 1794
Proceedings in the Senate on the Eleventh Amendment, 1794
The Senate's proceedings on the resolution proposing the Eleventh Amendment, as printed in the Annals of Congress (as a journal, without headings): its motion of January 2, its consideration and vote of January 13 and 14, 1794, and its resolution of March 12 asking the President to send the amendment to the States.
4 itemsJanuary–March 1794Proceedings in the House of Representatives on the Eleventh Amendment, 1794
The House of Representatives' proceedings on the Senate's resolution proposing the Eleventh Amendment, as printed in the Annals of Congress: its first and second readings of January 15 and 16, the item headed “Amendment to the Constitution” with the vote of March 4, 1794, and its agreement of March 12 that the amendment be sent to the States.
4 itemsJanuary–March 1794
The Twelfth Amendment, 1802–03
Proceedings in the Senate on the designation of President and Vice President, 1802
The Senate's proceedings on designating the persons voted for as President and Vice President, as printed in the Annals of Congress: Mr. Clinton's motion of April 12, 1802, its postponements, and the vote of May 3 on the House's resolution.
6 itemsApril–May 1802Debates in the House of Representatives on the designation of President and Vice President, 1802
The House of Representatives' proceedings on designating the persons voted for as President and Vice President, as printed in the Annals of Congress: the resolutions offered on February 19, 1802, and the debate and vote of May 1, headed “Amendments to the Constitution”.
2 itemsFebruary–May 1802Debates in the Senate on the Twelfth Amendment, 1803
The Senate's debate on the Twelfth Amendment, as printed in the Annals of Congress: every item headed “Amendment to the Constitution”, and the paragraphs in which the Senate took the resolution up without that heading, from Mr. Clinton's motion of October 21 to the vote of December 2, 1803, and after.
17 itemsOctober–December 1803Debates in the House of Representatives on the Twelfth Amendment, 1803
The House of Representatives' debate on the Twelfth Amendment, as printed in the Annals of Congress: every item headed “Amendment to the Constitution”, and the paragraphs in which the House took the resolutions up without that heading, from Mr. Dawson's resolution of October 17 to the vote on the Senate's resolution and the request of December 12, 1803, that the President send the amendment to the States.
15 itemsOctober–December 1803
The Thirteenth Amendment, 1864–65
Debates in the Senate on the Thirteenth Amendment, 1864
The Senate's debate on the joint resolution (S. No. 16) proposing the Thirteenth Amendment: every item headed with its subject (“Amendment of the Constitution”) in which the Senate took it up, as printed in the Congressional Globe, from February 17 to the vote of April 8, 1864.
12 itemsFebruary–April 1864Debates in the House of Representatives on the Thirteenth Amendment, 1864
The House of Representatives' debate on the Senate's joint resolution (S. No. 16) proposing the Thirteenth Amendment: every item headed “Abolition of Slavery” in which the House took it up, and its evening session of May 31, as printed in the Congressional Globe, from May 31 to June 28, 1864, with the vote of June 15.
10 itemsMay–June 1864Debates in the House of Representatives on the Thirteenth Amendment, 1865
The House of Representatives' debate on the motion to reconsider its vote of June 15, 1864, on the joint resolution (S. No. 16) proposing the Thirteenth Amendment: every item headed “Abolition of Slavery” in which the House took it up, as printed in the Congressional Globe, from James Ashley's motion of January 6 to the vote of January 31, 1865.
13 items1865
The Fourteenth Amendment, 1866
Debates in the House of Representatives on the Fourteenth Amendment, 1866
The House of Representatives' debate on the joint resolution (H. R. No. 127) proposing the Fourteenth Amendment: every item headed “Reconstruction” in which the House took it up, as printed in the Congressional Globe, from Thaddeus Stevens's opening of May 8 to the vote on the Senate's amendments on June 13.
14 itemsMay–June 1866Debates in the Senate on the Fourteenth Amendment, 1866
The Senate's debate on the joint resolution (H. R. No. 127) proposing the Fourteenth Amendment: every item headed “Reconstruction” in which the Senate took it up, as printed in the Congressional Globe, from Jacob Howard's opening of May 23 to the vote of June 8.
10 itemsMay–June 1866
The Fifteenth Amendment, 1869
Debates in the House of Representatives on the Fifteenth Amendment, 1869
The House of Representatives' debate on the joint resolutions (H. R. No. 402, S. R. No. 8) proposing the Fifteenth Amendment: every item headed “Suffrage” or “Rights of Citizens” in which the House took them up, as printed in the Congressional Globe, from January 11 to the conference report of February 25, 1869.
17 itemsJanuary–February 1869Debates in the Senate on the Fifteenth Amendment, 1869
The Senate's debate on the joint resolutions (S. R. No. 8, H. R. No. 402) proposing the Fifteenth Amendment: every item headed “Suffrage Constitutional Amendment” in which the Senate took them up, and its sitting of January 30, as printed in the Congressional Globe, from January 21 to the conference report of February 26, 1869.
23 itemsJanuary–February 1869
The Sixteenth Amendment, 1909
Debates in the Senate on the Sixteenth Amendment, 1909
The Senate's debate on the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 40) proposing the Sixteenth Amendment: every item headed with its subject (“Tax on Incomes”, “Taxes on Incomes”) in which the Senate took it up, as printed in the Congressional Record, July 3 and 5, 1909, with the vote of July 5.
3 items1909Debates in the House of Representatives on the Sixteenth Amendment, 1909
The House of Representatives' debate on the Senate's joint resolution (S. J. Res. 40) proposing the Sixteenth Amendment: the item headed “Income Tax—Constitutional Amendment” of July 12, 1909, as printed in the Congressional Record, with the vote.
1 item1909
The Seventeenth Amendment, 1911–12
Debates in the House of Representatives on the Seventeenth Amendment, 1911
The House of Representatives' debates on the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 39) proposing the Seventeenth Amendment in the first session of the Sixty-second Congress: every item headed with its subject (“Election of Senators”, “Election of Senators by the People”) in which the House took it up, as printed in the Congressional Record, from the vote of April 13 to July 15, 1911.
6 itemsApril–July 1911Debates in the Senate on the Seventeenth Amendment, 1911
The Senate's debates on the House's joint resolution (H. J. Res. 39) proposing the Seventeenth Amendment: every item headed “Election of Senators by Direct Vote” or “Election of Senators by the People” in which the Senate took it up, and the few under other headings the Record's index lists, as printed in the Congressional Record, from April 17 to July 14, 1911, with the vote of June 12.
34 itemsApril–July 1911Debates in the Senate on the Seventeenth Amendment, 1912
The Senate's proceedings on the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 39) proposing the Seventeenth Amendment in the second session of the Sixty-second Congress: the items headed “Election of Senators by Direct Vote” of April 17 and 23, 1912, as printed in the Congressional Record.
2 items1912Debates in the House of Representatives on the Seventeenth Amendment, 1912
The House of Representatives' proceedings on the Senate's amendment to the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 39) proposing the Seventeenth Amendment: the items headed with its subject of April 26 and May 13, 1912, as printed in the Congressional Record, with the vote of May 13.
4 itemsApril–May 1912
The Eighteenth Amendment, 1917
Debates in the Senate on the Eighteenth Amendment, 1917
The Senate's debate on the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 17) proposing the Eighteenth Amendment: every item headed “National Prohibition” or “Nation-wide Prohibition” in which the Senate took it up, as printed in the Congressional Record, from July 9 to the vote of August 1, 1917.
8 itemsJuly–August 1917Debates in the House of Representatives on the Eighteenth Amendment, 1917 (2d session)
The House of Representatives' debate on the Senate's joint resolution (S. J. Res. 17) proposing the Eighteenth Amendment: the items headed “Vote on the Prohibition Amendment” (December 15) and “National Prohibition” (December 17, 1917, with the vote), as printed in the Congressional Record.
2 items1917Debates in the Senate on the Eighteenth Amendment, 1917 (2d session)
The Senate's proceedings of December 18, 1917, on the House's amendments to the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 17) proposing the Eighteenth Amendment: the item headed “National Prohibition”, as printed in the Congressional Record, with the vote.
1 item1917
The Nineteenth Amendment, 1919
Debates in the House of Representatives on the Nineteenth Amendment, 1919
The House of Representatives' debate on the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 1) proposing the Nineteenth Amendment: the item headed “Woman Suffrage” of May 21, 1919, as printed in the Congressional Record, with the vote.
1 item1919Debates in the Senate on the Nineteenth Amendment, 1919
The Senate's debate on the House's joint resolution (H. J. Res. 1) proposing the Nineteenth Amendment: every item headed “Woman Suffrage” in which the Senate took it up, and the motion of June 3 to take it up, as printed in the Congressional Record, from May 23 to the vote of June 4, 1919.
8 itemsMay–June 1919
The Twentieth Amendment, 1932
Debates in the Senate on the Twentieth Amendment, 1932
The Senate's proceedings on the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 14) proposing the Twentieth Amendment: every item headed with its subject (“Fixing Terms of President, Vice President, and Congress”) in which the Senate took it up, as printed in the Congressional Record, from January 6 to the conference report of March 2, 1932.
4 itemsJanuary–March 1932Debates in the House of Representatives on the Twentieth Amendment, 1932
The House of Representatives' proceedings on the Senate's joint resolution (S. J. Res. 14) proposing the Twentieth Amendment: every item headed with its subject (“Commencement of Terms of President, Vice President, Members of Congress, etc.”) in which the House took it up, as printed in the Congressional Record, from February 12 to the conference report of March 1, 1932.
7 itemsFebruary–March 1932
The Twenty-first Amendment, 1933
Debates in the Senate on the Twenty-first Amendment, 1933
The Senate's debate on the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 211) proposing the Twenty-first Amendment: every item headed “Amendment of the Constitution—Repeal of Prohibition” in which the Senate took it up, as printed in the Congressional Record, February 13 to 16, 1933.
8 items1933Debates in the House of Representatives on the Twenty-first Amendment, 1933
The House of Representatives' proceedings on the Senate's joint resolution (S. J. Res. 211) proposing the Twenty-first Amendment: the items headed “Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment” of February 20, 1933, as printed in the Congressional Record.
2 items1933
The Twenty-second Amendment, 1947
Debates in the House of Representatives on the Twenty-second Amendment, 1947
The House of Representatives' proceedings on the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 27) proposing the Twenty-second Amendment: the items in which the House took it up, February 6 and March 21, 1947, as printed in the Congressional Record.
3 itemsFebruary–March 1947Debates in the Senate on the Twenty-second Amendment, 1947
The Senate's debate on the House's joint resolution (H. J. Res. 27) proposing the Twenty-second Amendment: every item headed “The Presidential Term” in which the Senate took it up, as printed in the Congressional Record, March 3 to 12, 1947.
15 items1947
The Twenty-third Amendment, 1960
Debates in the Senate on the Twenty-third Amendment, 1960
The Senate's proceedings on the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 39) that became the Twenty-third Amendment: every item headed “Filling of Temporary Vacancies in the House of Representatives” in which the Senate took it up, from January 26 to February 2, 1960, and the House's amendment taken up on June 16, 1960, as printed in the Congressional Record.
15 itemsJanuary–June 1960Debates in the House of Representatives on the Twenty-third Amendment, 1960
The House of Representatives' proceedings of June 14, 1960, on the Senate's joint resolution (S. J. Res. 39) that became the Twenty-third Amendment: the item headed “Granting Representation in the Electoral College to the District of Columbia”, as printed in the Congressional Record.
1 item1960
The Twenty-fourth Amendment, 1962
Debates in the Senate on the Twenty-fourth Amendment, 1962
The Senate's debate on the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 29) that became the Twenty-fourth Amendment: every item headed “The Alexander Hamilton National Monument—Amendment to the Constitution Dealing with Poll Taxes” in which the Senate took it up, as printed in the Congressional Record, March 14 to 27, 1962.
39 items1962Debates in the House of Representatives on the Twenty-fourth Amendment, 1962
The House of Representatives' proceedings of August 27, 1962, on the Senate's joint resolution (S. J. Res. 29) that became the Twenty-fourth Amendment: the item headed “Qualifications of Electors”, as printed in the Congressional Record.
1 item1962
The Twenty-fifth Amendment, 1965
Debates in the Senate on the Twenty-fifth Amendment, 1965
The Senate's proceedings on the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 1) proposing the Twenty-fifth Amendment: every item headed with its subject (“Presidential and Vice Presidential Succession—Presidential Disability”, “Presidential Inability and Vacancies in the Office of the Vice President”) in which the Senate took it up, as printed in the Congressional Record, from February 18 to the conference report of July 6, 1965.
11 itemsFebruary–July 1965Debates in the House of Representatives on the Twenty-fifth Amendment, 1965
The House of Representatives' proceedings on the Senate's joint resolution (S. J. Res. 1) proposing the Twenty-fifth Amendment: every item headed with its subject (“Presidential Inability and Vacancies in the Office of the Vice President”) in which the House took it up, as printed in the Congressional Record, from April 13 to the conference report of June 30, 1965.
6 itemsApril–June 1965
The Twenty-sixth Amendment, 1971
Debates in the Senate on the Twenty-sixth Amendment, 1971
The Senate's debate on the joint resolution (S. J. Res. 7) proposing the Twenty-sixth Amendment: every item headed “Extension of Right to Vote” in which the Senate took it up, as printed in the Congressional Record, March 9 and 10, 1971.
7 items1971Debates in the House of Representatives on the Twenty-sixth Amendment, 1971
The House of Representatives' proceedings of March 23, 1971, on the Senate's joint resolution (S. J. Res. 7) proposing the Twenty-sixth Amendment: the item headed “Lowering the Voting Age to 18”, as printed in the Congressional Record.
1 item1971