Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
James Madison first proposed this amendment in the United States House of Representatives on June 8, 1789.  On August 24, 1789, the House passed the suggested amendment and sixteen others. The proposals went next to the United States Senate, which made 26 different changes to the House's suggested amendments.  After taking out some parts of the House amendments, and combining others, the Senate approved a package of twelve suggested amendments on September 9, 1789.