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.
The 27th Amendment says Congress can vote themselves a raise, but the raise is not effective until that member of Congress is reelected.
It took 203 years to get this Amendment ratified by the states.
The 27th Amendment says Congress can vote themselves a raise, but the raise is not effective until that member of Congress is reelected.
It took 203 years to get this Amendment ratified by the states.