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As a precursor to debates over affirmative action, this bill which passed the House banned educational institutions from putting a cap on the number of students it accepts from a certain demographic.
Passed in 1862, this bill would encourage Westward Expansion by providing settlers with land to farm.
Although President Johnson had earlier admitted the former Confederate States of America, Congress refused to seat their congressional delegations until passing HR1058 along party lines.
