Episode 2 of 4
Senate Condensation to Twelve Amendments
- When
- September 9, 1789
- Where
- US Senate
The Senate condensed seventeen amendments to twelve, eliminating Madison's proposal to apply parts of the amendments to the states, approving them September 9, 1789.
The House had forwarded seventeen amendments, revised and condensed from twenty, to the Senate on August 24, 1789. The Senate eliminated Madison's proposal to apply parts of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as the federal government, and condensed the seventeen amendments to twelve, which were approved on September 9, 1789.
Sources
- United States Bill of Rights Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
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