Congressional Pay Amendment

Congressional Pay Amendment T h e C o n g ressio n al Pay A m endm ent, w hich w as originally proposed by C ongress to the States for ratification in 1789, and having been ratified by three-fourths o f the S tates, h as b een ratified p u rsu an t to A rticle V and is accordingly now part o f the C onstitution. U n d er 1 U .S .C . § 106b, the A rchivist was, upon receipt o f form al instrum ents o f ratification from the req u isite num ber o f States, required to publish the C ongressional Pay A m endm ent along w ith his certificate specifying that the A m endm ent has becom e valid, to…