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Revised amendments forwarded to Senate
- When
- 24 August 1789
- Where
- United States House of Representatives
On 24 August 1789 the House approved seventeen amendments, revised and condensed from twenty, and forwarded them to the Senate.
The House approved the amendments in revised form, condensed from twenty to seventeen, and forwarded them to the Senate on 24 August 1789. This began the inter-chamber stage that later produced a conference committee to reconcile the two houses' differing proposals.
Sources
- United States Bill of Rights Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
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