Amendment XX, Section 6

Debates in Congress

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  House, February 12, 1932, ¶ 32

  This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of threefourths of the States within seven years from the date of 1 he submission _ hereof to the States by the Congress.

  The paragraph gives the words of section 6 of the committee's amendment; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 6 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  House, February 13, 1932, ¶ 660

  This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the States within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress; and the act of ratification shall be by legislatures, the entire membership of…

  The paragraph gives the words of a proposed section 6; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 6 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  House, February 16, 1932, ¶ 10

  This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have Carley been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the States within seven years from Cary the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress; Cav!cch!a and the act of ratification shall be by legislatures, the entire…

  The paragraph gives the words of the proposed section 6 (with names from the adjoining roll call run in by OCR); this run of words appears unchanged in Section 6 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  House, February 16, 1932, ¶ 36

  This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-quarters of the States within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress; and the act of ratification shall be by legislatures, the…

  The paragraph gives the words of the proposed section 6; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 6 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  House, March 1, 1932, ¶ 15

  This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.'"

  The paragraph gives the words of section 6 as agreed in conference; they appear unchanged in Section 6 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  Senate, February 17, 1932, ¶ 9

  This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legis latures of three-fourths of the States within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress, and the act of ratification shall be…

  The paragraph gives the words of section 6 of the House amendment; this run of words appears unchanged in Section 6 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  Senate, March 2, 1932, ¶ 10

  This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission/"

  The paragraph gives the words of section 6 as agreed in conference; they appear unchanged in Section 6 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  Senate, March 2, 1932, ¶ 55

  This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.

  The paragraph gives the words of section 6 as agreed in conference; they appear unchanged in Section 6 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  Senate, March 26, 1962 (3), ¶ 58

  …is hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution only if ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission by the Congress:

  The paragraph quotes words of Section 6 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  Senate, March 27, 1962, ¶ 233

  both or either of which shall be valid to all intents · an.d purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of their submission by the Congress:

  The paragraph quotes words of Section 6 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  Senate, March 27, 1962 (2), ¶ 26

  …as amendments to the Constitution of the United States, and any one of which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution only if ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission by the Congress:

  The paragraph quotes words of Section 6 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  Senate, March 27, 1962 (2), ¶ 39

  …amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to au intents and purposes as part of the Constitution only if ratified by the legislatures of threefourths of the . several States within seven years from the date of its submission by the Congress:

  The paragraph quotes words of Section 6 of the Twentieth Amendment.

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  Senate, March 27, 1962 (4), ¶ 5

  …as amendments to the Constitution of the United states, both or either of which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as - part of the constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of their submission by the Congress:

  The paragraph quotes words of Section 6 of the Twentieth Amendment.