AMENDMENT:

Personal Relations: Prevention of duelling

Amendment Details:

Date:

May 26, 1828

Type:

Congressional Bills

State of Origin:

North Carolina (NC)

Congress:

20th Congress (1827-1829)

Summary:

Personal Relations: Prevention of duelling

Text:

Resolved, That the Constitution of the United States ought to be so amended as to prevent the practice of duelling.

Chamber:

House

Sponsor or Proponent:

Long

Comments:

Tracking information provided by Ames:\n1828, May 26. 20th Cong , 1st sess. By Mr. Long of North Carolina; read and tabled. H.J., p. °880.

Record Source:

Ames, Herman V. The Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the United States During the First Century of Its History, American Historical Society Annual Report for the year 1896; H. Doc. 353 part 2, 54th Cong., 2d Session, volume 3550-2, Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1897.

Cite As:

The Amendments Project, edited by Jill Lepore and Tobias Resch, 2023, https://amendmentsproject.org [Record Number b020-h18280526lo, accessed 2026-07-16]. Record Source: [Ames, Herman V. The Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the United States During the First Century of Its History, American Historical Society Annual Report for the year 1896; H. Doc. 353 part 2, 54th Cong., 2d Session, volume 3550-2, Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1897.]