Day 1 of the Last meeting: Corporations Committee

The Corporations Committee has lots of draft bills to consider today and tomorrow.  The morning mainly concerns electricity, while later, the members consider 5 bills.  Read details from the agenda>>>

Ratification of the 13th Amendment, Abolish Slavery

Ratified on December 6, 1865, this Amendment was the first of three called the “Civil War Amendments.”  A tug-of-war between Congress and the Supreme Court ensued where SCOTUS claimed that Congress exceeded its powers with the enforcement section and that