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SRES 198 114th Congress Senate

A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, often referred to as the "Second Founding" of…

Official title: A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, often r… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, often referred to as the "Second Founding" of the United States.

Introduced: June 10, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jun 10, 2015
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4061; text as passed Senate: CR S4033)
Jun 10, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4061; text as passed Senate: CR S4033)
Jun 10, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 10, 2015

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4061; text as passed Senate: CR S4033)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Commemorates the 150th anniversaries of the ratification of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution.

Designates 2015 as the "Sesquicentennial of Our Nation's Second Founding, New Birth of Freedom: Commemorating the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments."

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 Cosponsors 1
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jun 10, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 198: A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, often referred to as the "Second Founding" of the United States.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-198/
MLA
"S. Res. 198: A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, often referred to as the "Second Founding" of the United States.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-198/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. Res. 198, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-198/.
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[S. Res. 198: A resolution commemorating the 150th anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, often referred to as the "Second Founding" of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-198/)
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