A bill to amend section 700 of title 18, United States Code, relating to desecration of the flag of the United States.

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Provides that anyone who knowingly attaches any flag of the United States to his clothing or his body in a manner degrading to such flag as an emblem of the traditions, freedoms, and ideals of the people of the United States as expressed in the Constitution; or who knowingly alters the shape of, design of, or traditional methods of displaying any flag of the United States for personal, political, or monetary gain; or who knowingly casts any contempt upon any flag of the United States by its use to cause others to commit acts of civil disobedience against the United States; shall be fined $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year or both. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 700)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 January 1973

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