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Under this procedure, the states initiate the amending process by petitioning Congress for a constitutional convention. When two-thirds of the states have submitted petitions, Congress must call a convention. Any amendments approved by such a convention must be ratified by three-fourths of the states.
The first 10 amendments were ratified in December 1791. The most recent amendment, which prohibits Congress from giving itself a pay raise, was ratified in May 1992. So how is the Constitution amended? Article 5 of the Constitution outlines the process for amending the document. There are two steps: proposal and ratification. Step 1: Proposing An Amendment. Either Congress or the states can propose an amendment to the Constitution. Both houses of Congress must propose the amendment with a two-thirds vote. This is how all current amendments have been offered.