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The 27th Amendment to the US Constitution states,
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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Which Amendment states that any change in the salary of Congress cannot go into effect until the next election has been held?
(Twenty-seventh Amendment)
What amendment did Congress pass in 1865 and what did the amendment do?
The amendment that Congress passed in 1865 was the Thirteenth amendment and it banned slavery in the United States.
What fraction of the houses of congress is necessary to propose an amendment to the constitution?
Congress cannot amend the US Constitution on its own authority. A 2/3 vote by both houses may authorize that a proposed amendment be sent to the states for ratification. If 3/4 of the states ratify the amendment it becomes effective.
What is the amendment ant reason that congress must wait for an election before a pay raise takes effect?
The amendment you are referring to is the 27th Amendment to the United States Constitution. It states that any increase in Congress' salary cannot take effect until after the next election for Representatives. This amendment was enacted to ensure that Congress cannot directly benefit from raising their own salaries without being accountable to the voters in an election.
What happenes After Congress agrees on a proposed amendment?
The states vote on the amendment.
Most amendMent to the constitution proposed by congress?
It is the most recent amendment to the United States Constitution. It was submitted by Congress to the states for ratification on September 25, 1789.
Who ratified the 22nd amendment?
The states ratified it and congress passed it.
When was the 14th Amendment written?
The Fourteenth Amendment was proposed by Congress in 1866 and ratified by the states in 1868.
Which amendment pertains to congressional salary regulations?
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.
Which branch of congress has the power to ratify an amendment to the constitution?
No branch of Congress ratifies an amendment. 2/3s of both houses (House and Senate) propose an amendment and send the proposed amendment out to the states for ratification. 3/4s of the states are needed to "ratify" an amendment. This is found in Article 5 of the Constitution.
Which amendments states that any change in the salary of the congress cannot go into effect until the next general election has been held?
(Twenty-seventh Amendment)
What are the powers of Congress in the tenth Amendment?
The Tenth Amendment doesn't mention the powers of Congress; those are discussed in the seven Articles (primarily Article I), the body of the original Constitution. The Tenth Amendment is about powers reserved to the States (or to the people).Amendment X"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."
