United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2162 (108th)
Flag Protection Act of 2003
Introduced
20 May 2003
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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Summary
Flag Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to revise provisions regarding desecration of the flag to set penalties with respect to persons who: (1) destroy or damage a U.S. flag with intent to provoke, and in circumstances reasonably likely to produce, imminent violence or a breach of the peace; (2) steal or knowingly convert to their use, or the use of another, a U.S. flag belonging to the United States and intentionally destroy or damage that flag; and (3) within any lands reserved for the use of the United States, or under the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction thereof, steal or knowingly convert to their use, or the use of another, a U.S. flag belonging to another person and intentionally destroy or damage that flag. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the States should enact prohibitions similar to the provisions of this Act.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 May 2003
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 May 2003
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 May 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2162
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2162