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Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Twenty-seventh Amendment prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives...

Timeline of Events

1789

6.8.1789

James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in the House of Representatives; by 1791, ten of them are ratified by the state legislatures and become the Bill of Rights; another is eventually ratified in 1992 to become the 27th Amendment.

9.25.1789

The U.S. Congress passes twelve amendments to the United States Constitution: the Congressional Apportionment Amendment (which was never ratified), the Congressional Compensation Amendment, and the ten that are known as the Bill of Rights.

1992

5.5.1992

Ratification by Alabama brings into effect the 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

5.18.1992

The Archivist of the United States officially announces the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.