[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 80 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 80

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
authorizing the States to prohibit the physical destruction of the flag 
 of the United States and authorizing Congress to prohibit destruction 
                       of federally owned flags.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1997

Mr. Paul introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
authorizing the States to prohibit the physical destruction of the flag 
 of the United States and authorizing Congress to prohibit destruction 
                       of federally owned flags.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. The States shall have power to prohibit the physical 
destruction of the flag of the United States and Congress shall have 
the power to prohibit destruction of federally owned flags.''.
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