United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 169 (101st)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to conduct which casts contempt upon the flag of the United States.
Introduced
22 June 1989
Last action
22 June 1989 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that: (1) the Congress shall have the power to prohibit conduct which knowingly casts contempt upon the U.S. flag, notwithstanding any other provision of the Constitution; and (2) no provision of the Constitution shall be construed as limiting the power of the States to prohibit public conduct which knowingly casts contempt upon the U.S. flag.
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Timeline
22 June 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
22 June 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 June 1989
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Sponsors
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-joint-resolution/169
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/sjres/169
- us · 101-sjres-169 · source updated 10 August 2026