The proposed Constitutional Amendment most recently approved by Congress as required is the Washington DC Voting Rights Amendment. It would have have given the District of Columbia the same rights as a state regarding voting representation in the U. S. Senate and House of Representatives and regarding Presidential elections. Congress approved the proposal in August 1978. By the time it passed a self-imposed expiration date in 1985 only 16 of the required 38 states had ratified it.
Because to amend the Constitution you have to propose an amendment in Congress, then it has to be formally passed by Congress. After being passed by Congress, the amendment is sent to the states to be ratified, but it has to be ratified by 3/4 of the states within a 10 year limit, otherwise the amendment is not added to the list of amendments
Such is the 23rd amendment to the constitution. It was passed by Congress and ratified by 3/4 of the states.
The 13th amendment to the US Constitution was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the states December 6, 1865. See the link below.
Article V in the Constitution spells out the ways how a Constitution can be amendment or changed. All of the 27 amendments have been proposed by two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress, and only the Twenty-first Amendment was ratified by constitutional conventions of the states. All other amendments have been ratified by state legislature.
The Fourteenth Amendment was proposed by Congress in 1866 and ratified by the states in 1868.The 14th Amendment was passed after the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which was used to enforce equality.
The states ratified it and congress passed it.
The Fourteenth Amendment was proposed by Congress in 1866 and ratified by the states in 1868.
ratified by three-fourths of the states
congress passed the amendment on march 21, 1947. It was ratified by the requisite number of states on feb 27, 1951.
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The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) failed to be ratified by enough states before the deadline set by Congress. Originally proposed in 1972, the ERA fell short of the required 38 states needed for ratification by the deadline in 1982. Efforts to revive and ratify the ERA continue to this day.
The amendment that gave Congress authority to enact an income tax was ratified on February 3, 1913. This amendment, known as the 16th Amendment, allows Congress to levy and collect taxes on income without apportionment among the states.
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proposed in congress needs 2/3 of states to ratify
About 203 years. It was proposed in 1789 and ratified in 1992.
About 203 years. It was proposed in 1789 and ratified in 1992.
About 203 years. It was proposed in 1789 and ratified in 1992.