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S 931 106th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Commemorations Destruction of property Fines (Penalties) Flag desecration Flags Government Operations and Politics Government property Larceny Public Lands and Natural Resources Violence

Flag Protection Act of 1999

Introduced: April 30, 1999 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 30, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 30, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4487-4491)
Apr 30, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Flag Protection Act of 1999 - 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 the primary purpose and intent to incite or produce imminent violence or a breach of the peace under circumstances in which the person knows that it is 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.

What's happening now April 30, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 931: Flag Protection Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-931/
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"S. 931: Flag Protection Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-931/.
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S. 931, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-931/.
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