Confiscation Act of 1862

Confiscation Act of 1862
Long title	An Act to suppress Insurrection, to punish Treason and Rebellion, to seize and confiscate the Property of Rebels, and for other Purposes.
Nicknames	Second Confiscation Act
Announced in	the 37th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 37–195
Statutes at Large	12 Stat. 589
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 471 & H.Res. 110 by Thomas D. Eliot (R–MA) & Horace Maynard (R–TN) on May 14, 1862 & July 15, 1862; Committee consideration by Senate Judiciary Committee; Passed the Senate on July 17, 1862 ; Passed the House on ; Signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on July 17, 1862;

The Confiscation Act of 1862, or Second Confiscation Act, was a law passed by the United States Congress during the American Civil War. This statute was followed by the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham Lincoln issued "in his joint capacity as President and Commander-in-Chief".