toral college but no representation in Congress, although there have been many proposals which sought to accomplish the latter. The Constitution prescribes a rigid procedure for ratifying proposed amendments. They may be proposed either by Congress, by a twothirds vote in both Houses, or by the States, on application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the States. Amendments proposed either by Congress or by the States become a part of the Constitution only after they have been ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states, or by conventions in three-fourths of the states. In proposing a constitutional amendment, Congress may fix a reasonable time limit for its ratification. The seven-year limitation has become traditional since the Supreme Court refused to rule on the question of whether the proposed child labor amendment, submitted to the states in 1924, was open to ratification 13 years later. The seven-year limitation, which was written into the 20th, 21st and 22nd Amendments, was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1921 (Dillon v. Gloss, 256 U.S. 368, 375). (See also Coleman v. Miller, 307 U.S. 433 (1939) and Chandler v. Wise, 307 U.S. 474 (1939).) For the complete text of the twenty-three articles in addition to, and amendment of, the Constitution of the United States of America, together with historical notes, see Appendix A of this publication. For the text of the five other amendments which have been submitted to the States but have not been ratified by them, see Appendix B. The legislative history of those proposals which have been acted upon by the Senate or the House, or both, is contained in Appendix C. The 5,392 proposed amendments to the Constitution is an approximate number, as several bills and resolutions have been omitted due to the inadequate indexing in the early volumes of the Journals and Debates in Congress; also in listing the amendments, Ames sometimes divided an amendment that dealt with more than one subject into separate items and numbered them accordingly. Summary of proposed amendments to the Constitution PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926-1963 SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION [December 6, 1926, to March 3, 1927] 1.-*S.J. Res. 7:1 Providing for national representation for the people of the December 8, 1925. Introduced by Mr. Jones, of Washing- 2.-*S.J. Res. 122: 1 Repeal of the eighteenth amendment. June 30, 1926. Introduced by Mr. Edwards, of New Jersey, January 3, 1927. Referred to the Committee on the 3.-S.J. Res. 129: Relating to the removal of public officers. December 9, 1926. Introduced by Mr. King, of Utah, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 4.-S.J. Res. 168: Relating to intoxicating liquors and the eighteenth amendment. February 22, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Edge, of New Jersey, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 5.-S.J. Res. 172: Regulation of interstate and foreign commerce. 6.-H.J. Res. 302: To permit the States to fix the alcoholic content of intoxicating beverages. December 13, 1926. Introduced by Mr. LaGuardia, of New York, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 7.-H.J. Res. 319: To allow manufacture, sale, and transportation of fermented liquors of not more than 3 percent of alcohol by volume. January 4, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Cochran, of Missouri, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. *Indicates action on the bill or resolution by either or both Houses. (See Appendix C.) 1 S.J. Res. 7 and 122 were introduced in the 1st sess., 69th Cong.; the action during the first session is repeated in addition to the action taken during the second session on the two resolutions. 1 8.-H.J. Res. 320: Repeal of the eighteenth amendment. January 4, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Cochran, of Missouri, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 9.-H.J. Res. 325: Qualifications relative to citizenship of Senators and Reprentatives in Congress. January 5, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Wilson, of Mississippi, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 10.-H.J. Res. 366: Limiting the tenure of the President of the United States February 21, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Fairchild, of New 11.-*H.J. Res. 368: To give Congress the power to regulate the manufacture, sale and transportation of intoxicating liquors without depriving the States of certain rights. February 23, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Phillips, of Pennsylvania, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 12.-*S.J. Res. 1: SEVENTIETH CONGRESS [March 4, 1927, to March 3, 1929] Providing for the prohibition of war. December 6, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Frazier, of North 13.-S.J. Res. 2: To repeal the eighteenth amendment. December 6, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Edwards, of New 14.-S.J. Res. 8: Providing for national representation for the people of the December 6, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Jones, of Washing- December 12, 1927. Reference changed to the Committee on the Judiciary. 15.-S.J. Res. 26: Regulation of interstate and foreign commerce. December 12, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Mayfield, of Texas, and referred to the Committee on Interstate Commerce. 16.-S.J. Res. 36: Repeal of the eighteenth amendment. December 13, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Bruce, of Mary 17.-S.J. Res. 40: Relative to marriage and divorce laws. December 15, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Capper, of Kansas, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 18.-*S.J. Res. 47: Fixing the commencement of the terms of President and Vice President and Members of Congress and fixing the time of the assembling of Congress. December 15, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Howell, of Nebraska, for Mr. Norris, of Nebraska, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 19.-S.J. Res. 54: Limiting the term of President to 8 years. December 19, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Dill, of Washington, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 20.-*S.J. Res. 64: Equal rights for men and women. January 4, 1928. Introduced by Mr. Curtis, of Kansas, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 21.-S.J. Res. 65: To prohibit the intermarriage of certain races. January 5, 1928. Introduced by Mr. Blease, of South Carolina, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 22.-S.J. Res. 134: Relative to the nomination or election of Members of April 19, 1928. Introduced by Mr. Cutting, of New Mexico, 23.-S.J. Res. 145: Relative to the terms of Representatives. May 8, 1928. Introduced by Mr. Fletcher, of Florida, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 24.-S.J.Res. 149: Relative to the nomination or election of Members of May 10, 1928. Introduced by Mr. Cutting, of New Mexico, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 25.-S.J. Res. 150: Relating to eligibility of Members of Congress. 26.-S.J. Res. 205: Relative to the inclusion of aliens in the apportionment of 27.-⭑H.J. Res. 2: Providing for the election of President and Vice President 28.-H.J. Res. 16: Repeal of the eighteenth amendment. December 5, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Cochran, of Missouri, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 29.-H.J. Res. 17: To permit the manufacture and sale of beverages of not more than 3 percent alcohol. December 5, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Cochran of Missouri, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 30.-*H.J. Res. 18: Providing for national representation for the people of the December 5, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Dyer, of Missouri, 31.-H.J. Res. 19: Relative to a referendum on war. December 5, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Evans, of Montana, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 32.-H.J. Res. 20: Relative to the conscription of persons and property in war. December 5, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Evans, of Montana, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 33.-H.J. Res. 23: Relative to the conscription of persons and property in war. December 5, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Garber, of Oklahoma, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 34.-H.J. Res. 24: Relative to the taxation of income from securities. December 5, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Garber, of Oklahoma, and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. 35.-H.J. Res. 25: Fixing the commencement of the terms of Members of December 5, 1927. Introduced by Mr. Garber, of Oklahoma, and referred to the Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress. 36.-*H.J. Res. 30: Fixing the commencement of the terms of President and December 5, 1927. Introduced by Mr. LaGuardia, of New 37.—H.J. Res. 35: To give Congress the power to establish uniform marriage |