United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2855 (101st)
Flag Protection Act of 1989
Introduced
11 July 1989
Last action
12 October 1989 · Committee
Status
See H.R.2978.
Sponsors
Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Flag Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal criminal code to eliminate knowingly casting contempt on the U.S. flag as an element of desecration of the flag.
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Timeline
11 July 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
11 July 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 July 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 July 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Source: Committee
18 July 1989
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
19 July 1989
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
20 July 1989
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
12 October 1989
Committee
See H.R.2978.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 July 1989
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Flag Protection Act of 1989
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/2855
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/2855
- us · 101-hr-2855 · source updated 26 August 2025