Amendment Project

  • Senator George Norris proposes the "Lame Duck" Amendment

    On December 5, 1922 Senator George Norris of Nebraska proposed to have an amendment also know as the "lame duck" amendment, that sets a date to tell when the president has to be out of the white house.
  • The Resolution

    10 years after Senator George Norris proposed the amendment it was finally brought to the Senate which is chaired by Senator Norris.
  • Senate Approves onto the House

    A little over a month later the proposed amendment that was passed by the Senate just a month earlier is at The House of Representatives and receives approval of this amendment.
  • The Ratification from States

    Following the approval from the Senate and House of Representatives it is formally sent to the states for ratification.
  • First State to Ratify the 20th Amendment

    Michigan was the first state to ratify the 20th Amendment.