21st Amendment (Repeal of Prohibition)
Senate Joint Resolution 211, a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution, was passed on February 21, 1933. This resolution was sent to the states for...
Bill of Rights
The Constitution was ratified without an explicit guarantee of individual rights. During the Constitution’s ratification debates, the absence of a bill of rights...
Certification of the 26th Amendment
The 26th Amendment to the Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18, was certified by General Services Administrator Robert Kunzig on July 1, 1971. In a ceremony at...
Draft resolution to end slavery
This is a draft of a joint resolution that started in the Senate. A joint resolution is a formal opinion adopted by both houses of the legislative branch. A...
Equal Rights Amendment
President Jimmy Carter signs the legislation proposing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) before it was sent to the states for ratification in 1978. The Equal Rights...
Extending the right to vote
Senate Joint Resolution 7 proposed an amendment to the Constitution that would extend the right to vote to citizens 18 years of age or older. Introduced on January...
Grand Canyon State okays the vote for 18-year-olds
Arizona ratified the 26th amendment to the Constitution on May 26, 1971. The amendment stated that “the right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen...