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HR 2162 108th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Commemorations Destruction of property Fines (Penalties) Flags Government Operations and Politics Government property Larceny Public Lands and Natural Resources State laws Violence

Flag Protection Act of 2003

Introduced: May 20, 2003 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
May 20, 2003
Introduced in House
May 20, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Flag Protection Act of 2003 - 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 intent to provoke, and in circumstances 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.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the States should enact prohibitions similar to the provisions of this Act.

What's happening now June 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 20, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2162: Flag Protection Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2162/
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"H.R. 2162: Flag Protection Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2162/.
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H.R. 2162, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2162/.
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[H.R. 2162: Flag Protection Act of 2003](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2162/)
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