HJRES 317 · 101th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the desecration of the American Flag.

Introduced 1989-06-22· Sponsored by Rep. Pickett, Owen B. [D-VA-2]· House

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Latest: See H.J.Res.350.(1990-06-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Declares that, notwithstanding any provision of the Constitution, the Congress is empowered to enact and enforce laws prohibiting the desecration of the U.S. flag.…

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Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]MS
Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large]SD
Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3]CO
Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13]TX
Rep. Payne, Lewis F., Jr. [D-VA-5]VA
Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3]NC
Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1]MD
Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3]VA
Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7]KY
Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8]NC
Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43]CA
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]CA
Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1]SC
Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-13]NJ
Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11]TX
Rep. Darden, George (Buddy) [D-GA-7]GA
Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2]SC
Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10]GA
Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5]LA
Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39]CA