[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 33 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 33

    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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 1999

 Mr. Cunningham (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Goodlatte, 
Mr. Stump, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
Young of Alaska, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
McHugh, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Horn, Mr. Gillmor, 
 Mr. Cox, Mr. Largent, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Walsh, 
  Mr. Oxley, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
 Gibbons, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
  Portman, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Skeen, 
 Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
 LaTourette, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Hunter, Mr. King, 
  Mr. Norwood, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Danner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
 Saxton, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Condit, Mr. Holden, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Wolf, 
   Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
  Ramstad, Mr. Weller, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
English, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
 Mr. Ose, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Fletcher, 
   Mr. DeMint, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Crowley, Mr. John, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. 
Thurman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
Istook, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pease, Mr. 
Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
 Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Regula, Mr. Lewis of California, 
 Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. McNulty, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
Everett, Mr. Archer, Mr. Spence, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
 Tiahrt, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Green of 
    Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Linder, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Watkins, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Clement, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
Skelton, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goss, 
  Mr. Souder, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boyd, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
  Combest, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Camp, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
Fossella, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Barcia, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Young of Florida, 
 Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Kelly, 
Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith 
 of Washington, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
 Calvert, Mr. Frost, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
  Mr. Bryant, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Riley, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
Ganske, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Baker, Mr. Foley, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
Deal of Georgia, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Pascrell, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
Traficant, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
   McKeon, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
 Sensenbrenner, Mr. Boehner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ballenger, 
Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Cannon, 
 Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
Edwards, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Royce, Mr. Packard, 
   Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Mica, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
   Manzullo, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
Pickering, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Wise, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
  Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
 Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
    Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
 Doolittle, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
 Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Dunn, 
  Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Collins, and 
Mr. Moran of Virginia) 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 Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
                       flag of the United States.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein),

SECTION 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

    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--

    ``The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the flag of the United States.''.
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