When was the Wilmot Proviso first brought up in Congress?

The Wilmot Proviso was first introduced in Congress in August 1846, a few months after the Mexican-American War began in May. It was proposed before the surrender of Mexican troops and well before the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848. So the best answer is “just after the war started.”

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