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SJRES 21 114th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendments First Amendment rights National symbols

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

Introduced: July 30, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 30, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Constitutional Amendment

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

What's happening now July 30, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 24, 2016
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 12, 2016
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 30, 2015
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 30, 2015
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 30, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 21: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SJRES-21/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 21: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SJRES-21/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 21, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SJRES-21/.
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[S.J. Res. 21: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SJRES-21/)
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