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HJRES 8 111th 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: March 5, 2009 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendmentsCrimes against propertyFirst Amendment rightsNational symbols
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Jan 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 7, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HJRES 47 Related bill Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecrat…
  • SJRES 2 Related bill A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the Sta…
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 5, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 8: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-8/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 8: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-8/.
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H.J. Res. 8, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-8/.
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[H.J. Res. 8: 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/111-HJRES-8/)
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