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SJRES 40 110th Congress Senate

A joint resolution 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…

Official title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A joint resolution 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: June 12, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jun 12, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Jun 12, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action June 12, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution 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.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-40/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution 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.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-40/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 40, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-40/.
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[S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution 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/110-SJRES-40/)
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