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The first Congress to open its first session and begin its members' terms on the new date was the 74th Congress in 1935. The first presidential and vice presidential terms to begin on the date appointed by the Twentieth Amendment were the second terms of President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner, on January 20, 1937. As Section 1 had ...
That amendment is also the only one that explicitly repeals an earlier one, the Eighteenth Amendment (ratified in 1919), establishing the prohibition of alcohol. [ 4 ] Congress has also enacted statutes governing the constitutional amendment process.
The Twentieth Amendment may refer to the: Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution (1933), established some details of presidential succession and of the beginning and ending of the terms of elected federal officials; Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution of India (1966), relating to the appointment of judiciary
1866 – The 14th Amendment is passed by Congress, with "citizens" and "voters" defined as "male" in the Constitution. 1869 – Arabella Mansfield is granted admission to practice law in Iowa ...
Congress voted to send the proposed Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution to the 48 U.S. states for ratification, moving the presidential inauguration date up from March 4 to January 20 and eliminating lame-duck sessions of Congress. The amendment would be ratified by the required two-thirds (36) of the states by January 23 ...
The official said the archivist’s role was “purely ministerial” and that she is “required to publish an amendment once it has been effectively ratified.” Congress approved the ERA in 1972.
A balanced budget amendment, in which Congress and the President are forced to balance the budget every year, has been introduced many times, [44] dating back to the 1930s. [45] No measure passed either body of Congress until 1982, when the Senate took 11 days to consider it and gained the necessary two-thirds majority. [45]
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