Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the protection of the flag of the United States.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that no person shall publicly mutilate, defile, trample upon, or in any other way desecrate the U.S. flag.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 27 June 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 June 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 June 1989

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 July 1989

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

   Source: Committee

5. 13 July 1989

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 18 July 1989

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 19 July 1989

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 20 July 1989

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 13 June 1990

   Committee

   See H.J.Res.350.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · undated · Official file

Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 June 1989

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Christopher Smith · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Holloway, Clyde [R-LA-8] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.