It requires that a majority of the members of each house of the legislature must vote to propose amendments to the constitution. To vote for a proposed constitutional amendment, fill in the oval next to the word "Yes" on that question.In the wake of the war, the Congress submitted, and the States ratified, the Thirteenth. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the house of representatives, but the senate may propose and concur with the amendments as on other bills. Sec. Most often legislators make amendments to bills when they are being considered in committee. The Fifth Amendment, however, applies only against the federal government. §14a, is Congress's mechanism for enforcing Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment. Amendment XVI (1913). We must look to see if the interest is within the Fourteenth Amendment's protection of liberty and property.