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HJRES 61 115th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 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: February 2, 2017 Introduced by: Womack, Steve Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Feb 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.

What's happening now February 8, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 46 Identical bill A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Republican 10
Lesko, Debbie
· Jul 18, 2018
Gianforte, Greg
· Jul 3, 2018
CHABOT, STEVE
· Jun 5, 2018
Pearce, Stevan
· Jun 5, 2018
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Mar 5, 2018
WALDEN, GREG
· Jan 25, 2018
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Sep 26, 2017
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jul 28, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 4, 2017
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Apr 4, 2017
JONES, WALTER
· Apr 4, 2017
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Apr 4, 2017
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Apr 4, 2017
Murphy, Tim
· Apr 4, 2017
Roe, David
· Apr 4, 2017
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Apr 4, 2017
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Apr 4, 2017
Young, David
· Apr 4, 2017
Abraham, Ralph
· Feb 2, 2017
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Feb 2, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 2, 2017
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 2, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Feb 2, 2017
Jenkins, Evan
· Feb 2, 2017
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 2, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 61: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-61/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 61: 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-61/.
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H.J. Res. 61, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-61/.
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[H.J. Res. 61: 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/115-HJRES-61/)
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