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HJRES 51 117th 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 14, 2021 Introduced by: Womack, Steve Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jun 14, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 14, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 7
McKinley, David
· Jun 13, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Nov 16, 2021
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 24, 2021
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Jun 16, 2021
Hice, Jody
· Jun 16, 2021
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jun 16, 2021
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jun 14, 2021
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jun 14, 2021
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jun 14, 2021
Lamborn, Doug
· Jun 14, 2021
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jun 14, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 51: 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.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-51/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 51: 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.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-51/.
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H.J. Res. 51, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-51/.
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[H.J. Res. 51: 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/117-HJRES-51/)
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