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HJRES 65 116th 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: June 13, 2019 Introduced by: Womack, Steve Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jun 13, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 13, 2019
Introduced in House
 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 June 28, 2019

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 11