Amendment XXVII

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.

The 27th and last Amendment states that if there is a change in salary of Congress, it shall take effect in the next term of Congress. 


This image is showing a Congressman taking home a pile of money. Many people think that Congressman make too much money and think they get too large pay raises as well.

This video explains how the 27th Amendment works, especially how they can't receive their pay raise until the next term. So they have to make sure the are re-elected and have to show the people they are worth getting a pay raise so that they are re-elected.