SJRES 171
101th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Constitutional amendments
Crime and Law Enforcement
Emblems
Flags
Freedom of speech
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the display and care for the flag of the United States of America.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 23, 1989
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress shall have the power to enact any law that: (1) affects the display, use, and physical integrity of any flag of the United States; and (2) prohibits conduct against the flag including publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning, or trampling upon any flag of the United States, including civil and criminal penalties.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1