it cant be changed unless authorized by representatives
27th Amendment, which prohibits increases or decreases to the salary of Congress members from taking effect until the beginning of the next set of terms of office for Representatives.
The 27th Amendment
Amendment 27 was passed in May 1992. It was originally submitted on September 25, 1789. It prohibits any law that can increase or decrease the salary of members of Congress from taking affect during the current term.
This amendment delays the enaction of salary changes for US Senators or Representatives, in that any changes will not go into effect until after the next Congressional election.It was submitted in 1789, but only ratified in 1992, more than 202 years later.Text of the AmendmentNo law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.
The President's salary is set by Congress. However, in order to prevent bribery or threats by Congress against the President, the Constitution provides that any changes to the President's salary cannot take effect until the beginning of the next Presidential term.
The 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits any law that changes the salary of Congress until after the start of the following set of terms. It took this amendment over 200 years to be implemented in the Constitution after ratification.
27th
The 27th amendment pertains to congressional salaries. This amendment states that any changes to salary cannot go into effect until the next election of representatives. This is to prevent congress from raising their own salaries.
27th Amendment, which prohibits increases or decreases to the salary of Congress members from taking effect until the beginning of the next set of terms of office for Representatives.
The Twenty-seventh Amendment forbids 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.
The 27th Amendment
$158,000 for senators and representatives.
The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution address Congress member's salary. The Amendment was submitted on September 25, 1789 but wasn't ratified until May 1992.
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Amendment 27 was passed in May 1992. It was originally submitted on September 25, 1789. It prohibits any law that can increase or decrease the salary of members of Congress from taking affect during the current term.
The 27th amendment was passed to keep Congress from voting themselves a salary increase. Any salary increases cannot begin until the start of the next term.
The members of Congress determine their own salaries, typically voting for raises every couple of years.