HJRES 330 · 101th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the desecration, misuse, and improper display of the flag of the United States.

Introduced 1989-06-27· Sponsored by Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1]· 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 the Congress may by law prohibit and establish criminal penalties for an act of desecration, misuse, or improper display of the U.S. flag.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

8 Democrats12 Republicans
Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6]OK
Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10]GA
Rep. Lowery, Bill [R-CA-41]CA
Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43]CA
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]CA
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11]TX
Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9]FL
Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8]TX
Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6]CO
Rep. Rhodes, John J., III [R-AZ-1]AZ
Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2]NM
Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2]TX
Rep. Schuette, Bill [R-MI-10]MI
Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6]MA
Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8]TN
Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4]MO
Rep. Lukens, Donald E. [R-OH-8]OH
Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14]CA
Rep. Bunning, Jim [R-KY-4]KY