Unsuccessful attempts to amend the United States Constitution

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Unsuccessful Amendments to the United States Constitution by United States Congress

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There have been over ten thousand attempts to amend the United States Constitution. This is a list of several notable attempts.

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[edit] Unratified amendments approved by Congress

• Congressional Apportionment Amendment (pending before the States)
• Titles of Nobility Amendment (pending before the States)
• Corwin Amendment (pending before the States)
• Child Labor Amendment (pending before the States)
• Equal Rights Amendment (failed)
• District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment (failed)

[edit] Amendments not approved by Congress

• Balanced Budget Amendment
• Birthright Citizenship Abolition Amendment
• Blaine Amendment
• Bricker Amendment
• Death Penalty Abolition Amendment
• Electoral College Abolition Amendment
• English Official Language Amendment
• Equal Opportunity to Govern Amendment
• Federal Marriage Amendment
• Flag Desecration Amendment (1991)
• Flag Desecration Amendment (1993-2006)
• Human Life Amendment
• Income Tax Abolition Amendment
• Line Item Veto Amendment
• Recall of Senators and Representatives Amendment
• Religious Freedom Restoration Amendment
• Representation Based on Citizenship Amendment
• School Prayer Amendment
• Victims' Rights Amendment