The Twenty-Seventh Amendment prevents laws that modify Members of Congress' compensation from taking effect until after an intervening congressional election.

The idea behind this amendment is to reduce corruption in the legislative branch by requiring an election before a congressperson's salary increase takes effect ... Text · Historical background · Legal issues

Amendment Twenty-seven to the Constitution was ratified on May 7, 1992. It forbids any changes to the salary of Congress members from taking effect until ...

27th Amendment. No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives ...

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have ...

The Congressional Pay Amendment would ensure that Members would not modify their compensation solely for their benefit.

What It Means. The 27th Amendment limits changes to Congressional salaries. Congressional pay raises can only occur after the next election of representatives.

9 окт. 2024 г. · Commonly known as the Congressional Compensation Act of 1789, the Twenty-seventh Amendment was actually the second of 12 amendments proposed ...

No law varying the compensation for services of the Senators and Representatives shall take effect until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.