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The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment.
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United States Bill of Rights
First ten amendments to the US Constitution
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Congressional Apportionment Amendment
Proposed amendment to the US Constitution pertaining to the number of Representatives in the House
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Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
1992 amendment delaying congressional salary changes
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