SJRES 167
101th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the desecration of the flag.
Introduced: June 22, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 22, 1989
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States have the power to prohibit the desecrating, mutilating, defacing, defiling, or burning of the U.S. flag.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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