Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the desecration, misuse, and improper display of the flag of the United States.

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Introduced

27 June 1989

Last action

13 June 1990 · Committee

Status

See H.J.Res.350.

Sponsors

Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1], Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6], Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10], Rep. Lowery, Bill [R-CA-41], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6], Rep. Rhodes, John J., III [R-AZ-1], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Schuette, Bill [R-MI-10], Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6], Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Lukens, Donald E. [R-OH-8], Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14], Rep. Bunning, Jim [R-KY-4], Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2], Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24], Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5], Rep. Holloway, Clyde [R-LA-8], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3], Rep. Martin, David O'B. [R-NY-26], Rep. Paxon, Bill [R-NY-31], Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5], Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2], Rep. Harris, Claude [D-AL-7], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Parker, Mike [D-MS-4], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Ray, Richard B. [D-GA-3], Rep. Payne, Lewis F., Jr. [D-VA-5], Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8], Rep. Patterson, Elizabeth [D-SC-4], Rep. Olin, James R. [D-VA-6], Rep. Browder, Glen [D-AL-3], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21], Rep. Pickett, Owen B. [D-VA-2], Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4]

Subjects

Rule of law

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Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress may by law prohibit and establish criminal penalties for an act of desecration, misuse, or improper display of the U.S. flag.

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Timeline

27 June 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 July 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Source: Committee
13 July 1989
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
18 July 1989
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
19 July 1989
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
20 July 1989
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
13 June 1990
Committee
See H.J.Res.350.
Source: Committee

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Versions

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-joint-resolution/330
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