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IB Union Calendar No. 76 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 10 [Report No. 109–131] 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 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.

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: —

The Congress shall have power 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