Unratified Amendments

District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment

Would treat the District of Columbia as if it were a state regarding representation in the United States Congress (including repealing the 23rd Amendment), representation in the Electoral College and participation in the process by which the Constitution is amended.

Proposed August 22, 1978. Ratification period ended August 22, 1985; amendment failed.

Aug 21, 1985

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Equal Rights Amendment

Would prohibit deprivation of equality of rights by the federal or state governments on account of sex.

Proposed March 22, 1972; initial ratification period ended March 22, 1979 (a purported extension period ended June 30, 1982); amendment failed, but status has been challenged in federal court.

Jan 30, 1982

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Child Labor Amendment

Would empower the federal government to limit, regulate, and prohibit child labor.

Pending since June 2, 1924. Latest ratification took place on February 25, 1937.

None

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Corwin Amendment

Would make the states' "domestic institutions" (slavery) impervious to the constitutional amendment procedures established in Article V and immune to abolition or interference from Congress.

Pending since March 2, 1861. Latest ratification took place on June 2, 1863.

None

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Titles of Nobility Amendment

Would strip citizenship from any United States citizen who accepts a title of nobility from a foreign country.

Pending since May 1, 1810. Latest ratification took place on December 9, 1812.

None

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Congressional Apportionment Amendment

Would strictly regulate the size of congressional districts for representation in the House of Representatives.

Pending since September 25, 1789. Latest ratification took place on June 27, 1792.

None

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