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The Twenty-seventh Amendment (Amendment XXVII) prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives. It is the most recent amendment to the United States Constitution, having been ratified in 1992, despite its initial submission 203 years prior.

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Amendment XXVII(Ratified May 5, 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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it was the 27th amendment in 1992 limits on congressional pay raises....of course!

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the 27th amendment was the most recent to be passed

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The last amendment would the 27th and it limits congress from voting to raise their pay checks with out the consent of the people. It was ratified in 1992.

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1992 Was the most recent amendment added.

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Most recent amendment to the constitution?

Amendment 27, Congressional Pay. And it was established in 1992.


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.


Which constitutional amendments are not incorporated?

The Seventh Amendment is not incorporated, and the Third and Eighth Amendments are only partially incorporated. The Third Amendment was upheld by the Second Circuit, making the Amendment binding on Connecticut, New York and Vermont, only. The Circuit Court decision has persuasive value for the other Circuits, but does not set a binding precedent on them.The Second Amendment was recently incorporated when the US Supreme Court released its decision in McDonald v. Chicago,561 US ___ (2010) on June 28, 2010.For more information, see Related Questions, below.


What clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was the vehicle for incorporation of rights against the states?

The Fourteenth Amendment Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses have both been used, but the Due Process Clause is the one most often associated with incorporation.Please note: Under the doctrine of selective incorporation, only the First, Second, Fourth and Sixth Amendments have been fully incorporated; the Fifth Amendment is mostly incorporated; The Third and Eighth Amendments are partially incorporated; the Seventh Amendment is unincorporated. The Ninth and Tenth Amendments, while considered part of the Bill of Rights, are not amenable to the process.For more information, see Related Questions, below.


Which amendment was the most recent one to be passed?

The most recent amendment to be passed is the 27th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was ratified in 1992. This amendment deals with congressional pay raises, stating that any changes to the salary of members of Congress will not take effect until the start of the next term. The 27th Amendment was actually originally proposed as part of the Bill of Rights in 1789, making it the amendment with the longest ratification process in U.S. history.