A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the display and care for the flag of the United States of America.

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Introduced

23 June 1989

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress shall have the power to enact any law that: (1) affects the display, use, and physical integrity of any flag of the United States; and (2) prohibits conduct against the flag including publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning, or trampling upon any flag of the United States, including civil and criminal penalties.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-joint-resolution/171
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