Contains a detailed history of the amendment, along with past and recent court cases. Here is a link to the section on the 27th Amendment. 2. Cornell Legal Information Institute.

The 27th Amendment is the most recent amendment, and there are many people who probably don’t remember what it stands for: congressional pay raises. “No law, varying the compensation for the ...

The 27th Amendment says that the Congress can’t award themselves with raises midway through their terms. The raise may be voted on, but cannot take effect until the following session of Congress.

The 27th Amendment, it will be remembered, was originally the second of 12 proposals sent to the states by Congress for ratification in September 1789. But the “Compensation amendment ...

The 27 th amendment, while keeping a relatively low profile, resurfaced in congress last week when the GOP's House leaders proposed linking congressional pay to the budget debate.