The amendment can also be ratified by a constitutional convention thought out by 34 of the statesb. The bill is drafted. Article V And The Amendment Process Article Khan Academy Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress. . Ratification of Amendments to the US. The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures. Constitution intended to make it very difficult to change the document. Congress may submit a proposed constitutional amendment to the states if the proposed amendment language is approved by a two-thirds vote of both houses. To pass a amendment in Congress the both the Senate and the House of Representatives must have 23 votes to ratify. The ERA Amendment did not pass the necessary majority of. ...