Twenty-Seventh Amendment  Congressional Compensation

• Overview of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment, Congressional Compensation
• Scope of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment
• Implications for the Article V Amendment Process
• Historical Background
  • Debates in the Federal Convention on Congressional Compensation
  • The Congressional Compensation Clause and the Federal Convention
  • Congressional Compensation and Debates over Ratification of the Constitution
  • Proposal of the Congressional Pay Amendment
  • Ratification of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment