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HJRES 80 105th Congress Commemorations

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the States to prohibit the physical destruction of the flag of the United States and authorizing Congress to prohibit…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the States to prohibit the physical destruction of the flag of the United States and authorizing Congress to prohibit destruction of federally owned flags.

Introduced: June 10, 1997 See on congress.gov
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 80: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the States to prohibit the physical destruction of the flag of the United States and authorizing Congress to prohibit destruction of federally owned flags.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-80/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 80: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the States to prohibit the physical destruction of the flag of the United States and authorizing Congress to prohibit destruction of federally owned flags.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-80/.
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H.J. Res. 80, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-80/.
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[H.J. Res. 80: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the States to prohibit the physical destruction of the flag of the United States and authorizing Congress to prohibit destruction of federally owned flags.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HJRES-80/)
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