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H.R. 2242 (95th)

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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Introduced

19 January 1977

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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Summary

Makes it unlawful for a person to knowingly (1) attach any flag of the United States to his body or clothing in a manner degrading to such flag as an emblem, (2) alter the shape, design, or traditional methods of display of any flag of the United States for personal, political, or monetary gain, or (3) cast contempt upon any flag of the United States by using it for the purpose of causing an individual to commit a Federal crime.

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