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HJRES 5 109th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the U… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.

Introduced: January 4, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 5: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-5/
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"H.J. Res. 5: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-5/.
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H.J. Res. 5, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-5/.
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[H.J. Res. 5: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-5/)
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