United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 5 (106th)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.
Introduced
6 January 1999
Last action
25 February 1999 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
2 January 2025
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for such act.
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Timeline
6 January 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 1999
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E13)
Source: IntroReferral
25 February 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 January 1999 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 1999
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 1999
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 January 1999
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Sponsors
- Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-joint-resolution/5
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hjres/5
- us · 106-hjres-5 · source updated 2 January 2025