Twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution, introduced in September 1789 by Congress.
The lower chamber of the United States Congress
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Committee of Three is created
Resolved by the house of representatives of the United States in Congress assembled, that the following amendments to the constitution of the United States having been agreed to by two thirds of both houses, be submitted to the legislatures of the several states; which when ratified in whole or in part by three fourths of said legislatures, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as parts of said constitution.