CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Addresses

Protection of Religious Freedom: Ron Rankin, E373 [9MR]

Amendments

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), H4833 [24JN]

Articles and editorials

Freedom Up in Flames With Flag Burning Law, H4803 [23JN]

Inside the Beltway, H4803 [23JN]

U.S. Flag Gave Downed Pilot Hope While Awaiting Rescue, H4798 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 4), H243 [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 31), H716 [23FE]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see S.J. Res. 31), S10390 [5AU] (see H.J. Res. 9), H243 [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 20), H272 [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 30), H716 [23FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment relative to spending limitations (see H.J. Res. 74), H11371 [2NO]

———constitutional amendment to provide that expenditures do not exceed revenues or a certain percentage of the gross domestic product (see S.J. Res. 4), S345 [19JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 7), S345 [19JA] (see S.J. Res. 17), S3440 [25MR] (see H.J. Res. 19), H243 [7JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), H226 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 6), H243 [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 53), H3086 [12MY]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 10), H243 [7JA]

Civil rights: protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 270), H241 [7JA]

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 11), H243 [7JA]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 3), S345 [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 64), H7025 [4AU]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see S.J. Res. 6), S345 [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 13), H243 [7JA]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 21), H272 [19JA]

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 30), S9996 [2AU]

Firearms: limitation on and reimbursement of attorney's fees in liability cases of firearms manufacturers, dealers, and importers (see S. 954), S4664 [4MY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H268 [19JA]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178, 1179), H1471 [18MR] (see H. Con. Res. 176), H7885 [5AU]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 14), S2840 [17MR] (see H.J. Res. 5), H243 [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), consideration (see H. Res. 217), H4733 [22JN]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 66), H8375 [15SE]

Government: constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of new treaties and agreements on the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 63), H6352 [22JY]

Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home (see H.J. Res. 39), H1335 [16MR]

Judiciary: constitutional amendment to limit judicial terms (see S.J. Res. 16), S3440 [25MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 16), H243 [7JA]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H226 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 15), H243 [7JA]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 18), H243 [7JA]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 3, 8), H243 [7JA]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see S.J. Res. 1), S344 [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 7), H243 [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 52), H2920 [6MY]

———Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer (see S. 43), S339 [19JA]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 23), H460 [4FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 17), H243 [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 24), H481 [8FE] (see H.J. Res. 38), H1259 [11MR]

Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits and require popular vote of the people to exceed any limits (see H.J. Res. 36), H1013 [4MR]

Social Security: constitutional amendment relative to budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program and the hospital insurance program (see H.J. Res. 40), H1335 [16MR]

———constitutional amendment to protect (see S.J. Res. 13), S2412 [8MR]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment (see S.J. Res. 5), S345 [19JA]

States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 29), H644 [11FE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 45), H2054 [14AP]

———constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 81), H12108 [16NO]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit courts from levying or increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 59), H4616 [17JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit retroactive taxation (see S.J. Res. 15), S2935 [18MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see S.J. Res. 2), S345 [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), consideration (see H. Res. 139), H1970 [13AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H1696 [24MR]

Letters

Constitutional amendment to increase term of Members of the House of Representatives to 4 years: Patrick J. O'Donnell, Nebraska State Legislature, E489 [18MR]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. Flag: Robert D. Evans, ABA, H4839 [24JN]

Constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes: Argeo Paul Cellucci, Governor of Massachusetts, H2084, H2089 [15AP]

———Bill F. Owens, Governor of Colorado, H2089 [15AP]

———Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey, H2090 [15AP]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, H2089 [15AP]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, H2089 [15AP]

———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, H2090 [15AP]

———George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, H2090 [15AP]

———Jane Dee Hull, Governor of Arizona, H2090 [15AP]

———Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida, H2090 [15AP]

———John G. Rowland, Governor of Connecticut, H2090 [15AP]

———Kirk Fordice, Governor of Mississippi, H2089 [15AP]

———Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas, H2089 [15AP]

———Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, H2086 [15AP]

Lists

Court cases relative to the second amendment to the Constitution on the right to bear arms, H8646 [24SE]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation, E1309 [17JN]

Poems

``It Is the Soldier,'' Denis E. O'Brien, H4795 [23JN]

Remarks in House

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (H.J. Res. 4), E6 [6JA]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (H.J. Res. 9), H2779 [5MY]

———constitutional amendment on line-item veto (H.J. Res. 30), E265 [23FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (H.J. Res. 1), H221 [6JA], E137 [4FE], E171 [9FE], E1309 [17JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (H.J. Res. 53), E933 [12MY]

Constitution—U.S.: distinction between the premise of ``separation of church and state'' and free exercise of religion, H9296-H9301 [4OC], H9880-H9886 [12OC], H10037 [14OC]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (H.J. Res. 21), E89 [20JA]

Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms, H8645-H8653 [24SE], E1972 [27SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, E4 [6JA]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 5), E13 [7JA]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), H704-H707 [23FE], H723 [24FE], H4716 [22JN], H4787-H4804 [23JN], H4830, H4833-H4844 [24JN], E267 [24FE], E1409, E1413 [25JN], E1486, E1490 [1JY]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), consideration (H. Res. 217), H4785-H4787 [23JN]

Freedom of religion: protect, E373 [9MR]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment to increase term of Members to 4 years, E489 [18MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (H.J. Res. 18), E8 [6JA]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), E35 [7JA]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 15), E37 [7JA]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (H.J. Res. 7), E25 [7JA]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (H.J. Res. 23), E140 [4FE]

Social Security: constitutional amendment relative to budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program and the hospital insurance program (H.J. Res. 40), E477 [18MR]

States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (H.J. Res. 29), E232 [12FE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (H.J. Res. 45), H1976, H1978 [14AP], E643 [14AP]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit courts from levying or increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 59), E1310 [17JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), H1875 [13AP], H2058, H2068-H2098 [15AP], E687, E688 [19AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), consideration (H. Res. 139), H2061-H2068 [15AP]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (S.J. Res. 31), S10494 [5AU]

Budget: constitutional amendment to provide that expenditures do not exceed revenues or a certain percentage of the gross domestic product (S.J. Res. 4), S710 [19JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 7), S713 [19JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 17), S3515 [25MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S707-S710 [19JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 6), S712 [19JA]

Firearms: limitation on and reimbursement of attorney's fees in liability cases of firearms manufacturers, dealers, and importers (S. 954), S4675 [4MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S2865-S2868 [17MR], S6922 [14JN]

Judiciary: constitutional amendment to limit judicial terms (S.J. Res. 16), S3515 [25MR]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (S.J. Res. 1), S706 [19JA]

———Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer (S. 43), S480, S483 [19JA], S727 [20JA]

Social Security: constitutional amendment to protect (S.J. Res. 13), S2434 [8MR]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S13369, S13373 [28OC]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment (S.J. Res. 5), S711 [19JA]

Taxation: anniversary of income tax, S2381-S2385 [8MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (S.J. Res. 2), S706 [19JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.J. Res. 33, Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit U.S. Flag Desecration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 217) (H. Rept. 106-194), H4733 [22JN]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 37, Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 106-94), H1970 [13AP]

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 3), S11879 [4OC]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 14), S4431 [29AP]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 33) (H. Rept. 106-191), H4664 [18JN]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: OMB, H4840 [24JN]

———Paul C. Tash, American Society of Newspaper Editors, H4840 [24JN]

Religious Expression in Public Schools—A Statement of Principles: Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, H4484-H4486 [17JN]

Studies

Do States With Supermajorities Have Smaller Tax Increases or Faster Economic Growth Than Other States: Iris J. Lav and Nicholas Johnson, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H2090-H2092 [15AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 139, consideration of H.J. Res. 37, constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, H2061 [15AP]

H. Res. 217, consideration of H.J. Res. 33, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. Flag, H4785 [23JN]

H.J. Res. 33, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. Flag, H4787 [23JN]

H.J. Res. 37, constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, H2068 [15AP]

S. 43, Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act, S480 [19JA]

S. 954, Second Amendment Preservation Act, S4676 [4MY]

S.J. Res. 1, constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer, S706 [19JA]

S.J. Res. 2, constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, S707 [19JA]

S.J. Res. 3, constitutional amendment on protection of crime victims' rights, S708 [19JA]

S.J. Res. 4, constitutional amendment to provide that expenditures do not exceed revenues or a certain percentage of the gross domestic product, S711 [19JA]

S.J. Res. 7, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S714 [19JA]

S.J. Res. 14, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag, S2866 [17MR]

S.J. Res. 16, constitutional amendment to limit judicial terms, S3515 [25MR]