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It was part of the original Bill of Rights, submitted to the states on September 25 1789. It wasn't ratified until May 7 1992 with the vote of Michigan.
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∙ 16y ago5/7/1992 Amendment 27 - Limiting Congressional Pay Increases. Ratified 5/7/1992. History No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.
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∙ 14y agoThe 27th amendment to the US Constitution (prohibiting any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect until the beginning of the next set of terms of office for Representatives) was intitially proposed in 1789 but wasn't ratified until 1992.
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∙ 16y ago1992. its called the "Cap on Congressional Spending".
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∙ 9y agoTwenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution happened in 1992.
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How long has it taken the 27th amendment to be ratified?
203 years, from 1789-1992
How long did it take for the second amendment to get ratified?
It took seven years for the second amendment to be ratified.
How long has it taken the twenty seventh amendment to be ratified?
2 years not really😜
How long has it taken the twenty-seventh amendment to be ratified?
2 years not really😜
What are the dates each amendment was ratified?
I don't think this site would allow a post that long. See here: http://www.usconstitution.net/constamrat.html
How long did it take for the Thirteenth Amendment to be ratified by state legislatures after it was passed by Congress?
Congress proposed the 15th Amendment on February 26, 1869. Tennessee ratified it on April 2, 1997, after having rejected it on November 16, 1869, a duration of 46,786 days, or 128 years, 1 month, 7 days.
How long after the 13th amendment was Lincoln killed?
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated about four months after the 13th Amendment was passed. The amendment was ratified by Congress on January 31, 1865, and President Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865.
How long before a constitution can be revised?
That depends on the legislation of the country or organisation.Most have provision for revision. The US Constitution uses Amendments for revising and updating their Constitution.Added: There is no timeline stipulation for an Amendment to the US Constitution. Once the proposed amendment is ratified by the required number of states it automatically beomes a Constitutional Amendment. The trick and the time consuming part of the process is achieving the necessary number of states to actually ratify it.
How long ago was slavery legal in US?
Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
How long has America's gun laws been in place?
The 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits the government from infringing on the right of the people to keep and bear arms, was ratified on December 15, 1791.
What were the long term effects of the 13th amendment?
the 13th amendment freed the slaves for all the country in the south and it was ratified in Dec,6 1865.
Amendment that freed slaves?
The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution outlawed and abolished slavery in the United States. It was ratified on December 6, 1865.
