- Tuesday, 14 April 1789, at 11:00
United States Bill of Rights 1789 (2021 Edition)
Twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution, introduced in September 1789 by Congress.
House: Committee of the Whole
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Session 4916: 1789-04-14 11:00:00
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Membership (at session start):
Fisher Ames, Egbert Benson, Theodorick Bland, Elias Boudinot, Lambert Cadwalader, Daniel Carroll, George Clymer, Isaac Coles, Thomas Fitzsimmons, George Gale, Elbridge Gerry, Nicholas Gilman, Benjamin Goodhue, Samuel Griffin, Thomas Hartley, Daniel Hiester, Benjamin Huntington, John Laurance, Richard Bland Lee, George Leonard, James Madison, Andrew Moore, Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, John Page, Josiah Parker, George Partridge, James Schureman, Thomas Scott, Roger Sherman, William Smith, Jonathan Sturges, George Thatcher, Jonathan Trumbull, Thomas Tudor Tucker, Jeremiah Wadsworth, Alexander White, Henry Wynkoop (38 total)
Representing 9 delegations:
Connecticut Delegation, Maryland Delegation, Massachusetts Delegation, New Hampshire Delegation, New Jersey Delegation, New York Delegation , Pennsylvania Delegation, South Carolina Delegation, Virginia Delegation
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