[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 12 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 12

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag 
                         of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 14, 2005

  Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Thune, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
Alexander, Mr. Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Burns, 
  Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
Cornyn, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
 Enzi, Mr. Frist, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, Mrs. 
 Lincoln, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McCain, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Santorum, 
Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Mr. Bond, 
    Mr. Bunning, Mr. DeMint, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mrs. 
   Hutchison, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Ms. 
  Snowe, Mr. Specter, and Mr. Stevens) introduced the following joint 
 resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 authorizing 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 7 years after the date of its submission by the Congress:

                              ``Article --

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