The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution prevents changes to the compensation of members of Congress from taking effect until after the next election; the amendment was ratified in 1992.
May 07, 1992
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temporal
Constraint on timing of congressional pay changes
Article I of the United States Constitution requires that U.S. Senators and Representatives receive compensation for their services that is to be ascertained by law and paid out of the U.S. Treasury.
March 04, 1789
high
temporal
Constitutional provision governing congressional compensation