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Debates in the House of Representatives on Amendments to the Constitution, 1789
June–September 1789. The House of Representatives' proceedings on the amendments that became the Bill of Rights: every item printed under the heading “Amendments to the Constitution” in the Annals of Congress, from James Madison's speech of June 8 to the House's last vote on the articles.
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June 8, 1789
98 paragraphs61 min - 2
July 21, 1789
29 paragraphs11 min - 3
August 13, 1789
75 paragraphs31 min - 4
August 14, 1789
76 paragraphs27 min - 5
August 15, 1789
106 paragraphs45 min - 6
August 17, 1789
76 paragraphs16 min - 7
August 18, 1789
56 paragraphs12 min - 8
August 19, 1789
5 paragraphs1 min - 9
August 20, 1789
7 paragraphs2 min - 10
August 21, 1789
44 paragraphs12 min - 11
August 22, 1789
38 paragraphs11 min - 12
September 24, 1789
8 paragraphs2 min
Text of Joseph Gales, Sr., comp., The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (Annals of Congress), vol. 1 (Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1834), read from OCR; the debates are given as reported, not always word for word.How this text was made