[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 4 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. 4

    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

                            January 7, 2003

Mr. Cunningham (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. 
McIntyre, Mr. Wamp, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
  Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Issa, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
 Kanjorski, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
  Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
   Cramer, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
   Sherwood, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Ney) 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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