HR 877 · 96th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to amend section 700 of title 18, United States Code, relating to desecration of the flag of the United States.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-01-15)
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Establishes maximum criminal penalties of one year imprisonment and/or a $1,000 fine for anyone who knowingly: (1) attaches any United States flag to his body or clothing in a manner degrading to such flag as an emblem; (2) alters the shape, design, or traditional methods displaying such flag for personal, political, or monetary gain; or (3) casts contempt upon such flag by using it for the purpose of causing any individual to commit a Federal crime.…
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