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Measures Proposed to Amend the Constitution 

Congress

Date

Number Proposed

1st -101st

102nd

103rd

104th

105th

106th

107th

108th

109th

110th

1789-1990

1991-1992

1993-1994

1995-1996

1997-1998

1999-2000

2001-2002

2003-2004

2005-2006

2007-2008

10,431

153

155

152

118

71

77

77

72

66

There are 27 amendments to the Constitution. Approximately 11,372 measures have been proposed to amend the Constitution from 1789 through December 31, 2008.

The number of proposed amendments to the Constitution is an approximation for several reasons.  Inadequate indexing in the early years of the Congress, and separate counting of amendments in the nature of a substitute, may obscure the total. It is also common for a number of identical resolutions to be offered on issues which have widespread public and congressional support. Finally, congressional rules limiting the number of cosponsors permitted for each proposed amendment may be a factor in the number of resolutions introduced.