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H.R. 2804 (99th)

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

18 June 1985

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Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

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30 June 2021

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Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for any person who: (1) attaches a U.S. flag to his body or clothing in a degrading manner; (2) alters the shape or traditional methods of displaying the U.S. flag for personal, political, or monetary gain; or (3) casts contempt upon such flag by using it to cause an individual to commit treason or a violent act of civil disobedience.

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