[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.J. Res. 10 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                  Union Calendar No. 76
109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 10

                          [Report No. 109-131]

    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 25, 2005

Mr. Cunningham (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
Bass, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
  Doolittle, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
Hefley, Mr. Holden, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy 
of Minnesota, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pitts, 
 Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
   Mr. Wamp, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. McCaul of 
   Texas, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
Knollenberg, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Otter, Mr. Royce, 
  Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hastings of 
Washington, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Terry, and Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire) 
    introduced the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                             June 14, 2005

Additional sponsors: Mr. Alexander, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Forbes, 
  Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Baker, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
   Hostettler, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. 
   Musgrave, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
   Culberson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
Murphy, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Porter, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
 Edwards, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Platts, Mr. Latham, 
 Mr. Ney, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Herseth, 
Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Simpson, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
 Walden of Oregon, Mr. Rehberg, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Jenkins, 
Mr. Gordon, Mr. Graves, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
 Fortenberry, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Istook, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
   Oxley, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Franks of 
  Arizona, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
      Sullivan, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Peterson of 
   Pennsylvania, Mr. Sodrel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Drake, Mr. 
 Foley, Mr. Pence, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Renzi, 
   Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Carter, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Price of 
  Georgia, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Neugebauer, Ms. Ginny Brown-
Waite of Florida, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Kline, 
    Mr. Coble, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Boren, Mr. Sherwood, Mrs. 
Emerson, Mr. Souder, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Herger, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Bishop of 
   Utah, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Ross, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
 Kingston, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cantor, 
Mr. Baca, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
Scott of Georgia, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
 LoBiondo, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Beauprez, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Fossella, 
 Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gutknecht, 
 Ms. Hart, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
Mr. Chocola, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Feeney, 
   Mr. Costello, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. McCrery, Ms. 
   Loretta Sanchez of California, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Cole of 
Oklahoma, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Berry, Ms. Granger, Mr. Weller, 
Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Lynch, 
      Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Hobson

                             June 14, 2005

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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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),  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 --

    ``The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the flag of the United States.''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 76

109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                             H. J. RES. 10

                          [Report No. 109-131]

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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.

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                             June 14, 2005

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed