United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 179 (101st)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the desecration of the flag.
Introduced
18 July 1989
Last action
1 August 1989 · Committee
Status
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Sponsors
Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States have the power to prohibit and punish the desecrating, mutilating, defacing, defiling, or burning of any flag of the United States.
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Timeline
18 July 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
18 July 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
1 August 1989
Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · — · Download file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 18 July 1989
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Sponsors
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-joint-resolution/179
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/sjres/179
- us · 101-sjres-179 · source updated 10 August 2026