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# Twenty-Seventh Amendment

> Congressional Compensation

<Note>
  Originally proposed September 25, 1789. Ratified May 7, 1992
</Note>

## Text of the Amendment

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

## Interpretations & Debate

Read scholarly interpretations of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment from the [National Constitution Center](https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments/amendment-xxvii/interpretations/165), where constitutional scholars across the political spectrum debate its meaning and application.

## Source

Adapted from the [National Constitution Center](https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments/amendment-xxvii), which provides the canonical text and scholarly interpretations of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment.