When was the Amendment to the Constitution setting the compensation for members of Congress FIRST ratified by 6 states?
Answer
The correct answer is 1789
- The amendment was initially ratified by six states (MD, NC, SC, DE, VT, VA), and the other eight states excluded, omitted, rejected, or excepted it. Various states ratified it over time and in 1992 the 27th Amendment was fully ratified as an amendment to the Constitution. Talk about the wheels of government turning slow…
Today, Congressional pay is set by statutory law and is currently frozen at $174,000 per year for most senators and representatives. Under the 27th Amendment, any vote by Congress to increase or decrease its own salary cannot take effect until after the next House of Representatives election has occurred.
