Twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution, introduced in September 1789 by Congress.
The upper chamber of the United States Congress
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The Senate receives amendments back from the House, following the Conference Committee report
In the House of Representatives,
Thursday, the 24th September, 1789.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be requested to transmit to the executives of the United States, which have ratified the constitution, copies of the amendments proposed by Congress, to be added thereto; and like copies to the executives of the states of Rhode Island and North Carolina.