HJRES 8
111th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Crimes against property
First Amendment rights
National symbols
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 7, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
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In committee
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To President
Became law
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 7, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that Congress and the states shall have power to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for such act.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1