AMENDMENT XX

FACTS

• Amendment #20
• Proposal date:Mar. 2, 1932
• Ratification date:Jan. 23, 1933

The congress will meet once every year and that meeting will begin at noon on the 3rd day of January, unless they change the day

STATES THAT APPROVED

It put a stop to "lame duck" sessions of congress by advancing the dates for the Presidents inauguration

Interesting Facts
It is sometimes called the "lame duck amendment". It didn't go into effect until Oct. 15, 1933