United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 06 Apr 1789, 11:00

Message from the Senate

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 06 Apr 1789, 11:00

[Editor's note: As the Senate's message was observed by the House and required no further action, it will be represented as dropped.]

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 09 Apr 1789, 11:00

Additional Rules and Standing Orders

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 13 Apr 1789, 11:00

[Editor's note: The Additional Rules and Standing Orders are read again and debated individually. To mimic this procedure, the original document entitled 'Additional Rules and Standing Orders' are represented as dropped and each rule as a new proposed...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 16 Apr 1789, 11:00

Letter from the Senate - 16 April

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 17 Apr 1789, 11:00

[Editor's note: As all the points in the Senate's letter were considered, this letter will be represented as dropped.]

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 08 Jun 1789, 11:00

Delaware Form of Ratification

People: Elbridge Gerry

Also tagged as: Amendments Pursuant Several States

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 08 Jun 1789, 11:00

Pennsylvania Form of Ratification

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 08 Jun 1789, 11:00

New Jersey Form of Ratification

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 08 Jun 1789, 11:00

Connecticut Form of Ratification

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 08 Jun 1789, 11:00

Georgia Form of Ratification

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 08 Jun 1789, 11:00

Maryland Form of Ratification

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 18 Aug 1789, 11:00

Report of the Committee of the Whole

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 18 Aug 1789, 11:00

Tucker's Proposed Amendments

People: Thomas Tudor Tucker

Also tagged as: Amendment Amendments Certain Congress Constitution Following House Number Papers Proposed States United

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 18 Aug 1789, 11:00

‘On the question, Shall the said propositions of amendment be referred to the consideration of a Committee of the Whole House? It was determined in the negative’ (U.S. House Journal, 1st Cong., 1st sess., 18 August 1789; Annals of Congress, 1st...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 19 Aug 1789, 11:00

House Report Following the Committee of the Whole Report

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 10 Sep 1789, 11:00

Amendments Proposed by the Senate

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 21 Sep 1789, 10:00

Committee of Three Report/Amendments to Be Proposed to the States

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 23 Sep 1789, 10:00

Conference Committee Report

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 23 Sep 1789, 10:00

'Mr. Madison, from the managers appointed on the part of this House to attend a conference with the Senate, on the subject matter of the amendments depending between the two Houses to the articles of amendment to the Constitution of the United States,...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 25 Sep 1789, 10:00

Message from the Senate

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 25 Sep 1789, 10:00

[Editor's note: As the House received the Senate's message, and no decision was required on it, it will here be represented as dropped.]

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 28 Sep 1789, 10:00

Enrolment of the Amendments

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 13 Apr 1789, 11:00

Recommitted Clauses

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 13 Apr 1789, 11:00

'The fourth, fifth, and sixth clauses were severally read a second time, and ordered to be re-committed to the same committee.'

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 05 May 1789, 11:00

Virginia's Address to the Congress

People: Theodorick Bland

Also tagged as: Amendments Congress Constitution Following House Obtaining People Representatives Several State States Time United

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 06 May 1789, 11:00

New York's Address to the Congress

People: John Laurance

Also tagged as: Congress House Representatives State States United

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 08 Jun 1789, 11:00

Madison's Proposed Amendments

People: James Madison

Also tagged as: Abridging Added Amendment Amendments America Answer Arising Articles Best Case Cases Certain Common Compelled Compensation Confidence Congress Constitution Controversy Conventions Court Criminal Danger Defence Delegated Disparage Effect Enumeration Establishment Exceed Exercise Fact Favor Fifth First Fourth Freedom Government Ground House Houses Jury Law Legislatures Liberty Make Nature Necessary Number Obtaining Order Others Part People Persons Place Powers Press Prevent Proportion Proposed Public Purposes Put Ratified Representative Representatives Required Reserved Respecting Retained Right Rights Secure Security Senate Service Several State States Subject Suits Take Taken Things Thirty Thousand Time Trial United Use Value Varying Violated Warrants

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 21 Jul 1789, 11:00

[Editor's note: At this point in the proceedings, Madison moves to go into the Committee of the Whole to consider amendments to the Constitution. Several delegates argued the expedience of this idea and either rejected it outright or suggested, rather,...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 08 Jun 1789, 11:00

Massachusetts Form of Ratification

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 21 Jul 1789, 11:00

[Editor's note: At this point in the proceedings, Madison moves to go into the Committee of the Whole to consider amendments to the Constitution. Several delegates argued the expedience of this idea and either rejected it outright or suggested, rather,...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 08 Jun 1789, 11:00

South Carolina Form of Ratification

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 21 Jul 1789, 11:00

[Editor's note: At this point in the proceedings, Madison moves to go into the Committee of the Whole to consider amendments to the Constitution. Several delegates argued the expedience of this idea and either rejected it outright or suggested, rather,...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 08 Jun 1789, 11:00

New Hampshire Form of Ratification

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 21 Jul 1789, 11:00

[Editor's note: At this point in the proceedings, Madison moves to go into the Committee of the Whole to consider amendments to the Constitution. Several delegates argued the expedience of this idea and either rejected it outright or suggested, rather,...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 08 Jun 1789, 11:00

Virginia Form of Ratification

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 21 Jul 1789, 11:00

[Editor's note: At this point in the proceedings, Madison moves to go into the Committee of the Whole to consider amendments to the Constitution. Several delegates argued the expedience of this idea and either rejected it outright or suggested,...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 08 Jun 1789, 11:00

Amendments Proposed by the Virginia Convention

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 21 Jul 1789, 11:00

[Editor's note: At this point in the proceedings, Madison moves to go into the Committee of the Whole to consider amendments to the Constitution. Several delegates argued the expedience of this idea and either rejected it outright or suggested, rather,...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 08 Jun 1789, 11:00

New York Form of Ratification

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 21 Jul 1789, 11:00

[Editor's note: At this point in the proceedings, Madison moves to go into the Committee of the Whole to consider amendments to the Constitution. Several delegates argued the expedience of this idea and either rejected it outright or suggested, rather,...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 28 Jul 1789, 11:00

Report of the Committee of Eleven

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 13 Aug 1789, 10:00

'The question was now put, and carried in the affirmative. The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the whole, Mr. BOUDINOT in the chair, and took the amendments under consideration' (Annals of Congress, 1st Cong., 1st sess.,...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 21 Aug 1789, 11:00

Amendments Accepted by the House to the Committee of the Whole Report

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 22 Aug 1789, 11:00

'On motion, Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three, to prepare and report a proper arrangement of, and introduction to, the articles of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as agreed to by the House; and that Mr. BENSON,...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 22 Aug 1789, 11:00

Benson's Motion

People: Egbert Benson

Also tagged as: Amendments Assembled Congress Constitution Following House Houses Intents Legislatures Part Purposes Ratified Representatives Resolved Several States United Valid

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 22 Aug 1789, 11:00

'On motion, Ordered, That it be referred to a committee of three, to prepare and report a proper arrangement of, and introduction to, the articles of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as agreed to by the House; and that Mr. BENSON,...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 24 Aug 1789, 11:00

Amended Committee of Three Report/House Articles of Amendment

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 24 Aug 1789, 11:00

'Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry to the Senate a fair engrossed copy of the said proposed articles of amendment, and desire their concurrence’ (U.S. House Journal, 1st Cong., 1st sess., 24 August 1789; Annals of Congress, 1st Cong., 1st...

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 10 Sep 1789, 11:00

Articles of Amendment Agreed to by the Senate

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 24 Sep 1789, 13:00

[Editor's note: After the House amended the articles, the document was sent back to the Senate for approval.]

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 24 Sep 1789, 13:00

Resolution that President Send Copies of Amendments to the States

People: James Madison

Also tagged as: Added Amendments Assembled Congress Constitution House Proposed Ratified Representatives Resolved Senate Several States United

United States Bill of Rights 1789, Date: 24 Sep 1789, 13:00

'Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do carry the said resolution to the Senate, and desire their concurrence.'