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1987-: We the People are still making history

May 7, 1992
States ratify Twenty-seventh Amendment (first proposed in 1789), limiting congressional pay raises

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Originally proposed Sept. 25, 1789. Ratified May 7, 1992.

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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