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HJRES 47 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendments First Amendment rights National symbols

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

Introduced: June 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Apr 30, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 30, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.

What's happening now June 12, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 2 Republican 13
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 14, 2010
Perriello, Thomas
· Jun 14, 2010
Minnick, Walter
· Oct 20, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 29, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· Sep 22, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Sep 17, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jul 14, 2009
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 14, 2009
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 9, 2009
Halvorson, Deborah
· Jul 7, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 7, 2009
Childers, Travis
· Jun 16, 2009
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jun 11, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 4, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 4, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 2, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 2, 2009
Teague, Harry
· May 21, 2009
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 19, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 14, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· May 5, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 30, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 47: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-47/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 47: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-47/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 47, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-47/.
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[H.J. Res. 47: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-47/)
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