Certification of the 27th Amendment
5/18/1992
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This document is verification from the Archivist of the United States that the 27th Amendment was ratified by the appropriate number of states. This amendment requires a congressional election before the implementation of any legislation that changes the pay given to Congressmen. The 27th Amendment was introduced as Article 2 of the 12 Articles proposed by Congress in the original Bill of Rights in 1789 but was not ratified by the states at that time. It was re-introduced in 1992 and passed.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the United States Government.
National Archives Identifier: 1512313
Full Citation: Certification of the 27th Amendment; 5/18/1992; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/certification-of-the-27th-amendment, June 3, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.