Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Resolution · SRES

S.Res. 151 (101st)

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate on the decision of the United States Supreme Court, declaring unconstitutional the Texas statute prohibiting the desecration of the flag.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

22 June 1989

Last action

22 June 1989 · Introduced

Status

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 97-3. Record Vote No: 95.

Sponsors

Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI], Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

1 July 2021

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Declares that the Senate: (1) expresses its disappointment that the Texas statute prohibiting the desecration of the flag was found to be unconstitutional; (2) expresses its commitment to preserving the honor and integrity of the flag; (3) intends to make a study of the impact of the Supreme Court decision on Federal and State laws and to seek ways to restore sanctions against such conduct; and (4) urges the American people to continue to display proudly the American flag.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 22 June 1989

    Vote

    Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 97-3. Record Vote No: 95.

    Source: Floor

  2. 22 June 1989

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 97-3. Record Vote No: 95.

    Source: Floor

  3. 22 June 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

22 June 1989 · Resolution Agreed to · On the Resolution S.Res. 151 · Resolution Agreed to · Official source

Yes 97 · No 3 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Engrossed in Senate (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Engrossed in Senate (text)

    Engrossed in Senate · EN

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Agreed to Senate (text)

    Agreed to Senate · EN

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 22 June 1989

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Showing 48 of 67 sponsors and actors.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.