United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2982 (101st)
United States Flag Protection Act
Introduced
24 July 1989
Last action
12 October 1989 · Committee
Status
See H.R.2978.
Sponsors
Rep. Early, Joseph D. [D-MA-3], Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
United States Flag Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to eliminate knowingly casting contempt on the U.S. flag as an element of flag desecration.
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Timeline
24 July 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
24 July 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 July 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Source: Committee
12 October 1989
Committee
See H.R.2978.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · — · Download file
Documents
2 official files
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 24 July 1989
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Sponsors
- Rep. Early, Joseph D. [D-MA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1] · R · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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/2982
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/2982
- us · 101-hr-2982 · source updated 26 August 2025