HR 2162 · 108th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Flag Protection Act of 2003

Introduced 2003-05-20· Sponsored by Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.(2003-06-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Flag Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to revise provisions regarding desecration of the flag to set penalties with respect to persons who: (1) destroy or damage a U.S. flag with intent to provoke, and in circumstances reasonably likely to produce, imminent violence or a breach of the peace; (2) steal or knowingly convert to their use, or the use of another, a U.S. flag belonging to the United States and intentionally destroy or damage that flag; and (3) within any lands reserved for the use of the United States, or under the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction thereof, steal or knowingly convert to their use, or the use of another, a U.S. flag belonging to another person and intentionally destroy or damage that flag. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the States should enact prohibitions similar to the provisions of this Act.…

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Cosponsors (4)

4 Democrats