FLAG—U.S.

Amendments

Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706, S1722, S1750, S1751 [27MR]

Articles and editorials

Flag Day—Celebration Has Evolved Over Nation's History, S5547 [21JN]

Inspiration for Patriotism, E1230 [13JY]

When They Burned the Flag Back Home—Thoughts of a Former POW, S1786 [28MR], S1837 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions

Law enforcement officers: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5489), H10256 [18OC]

Local government: ensure that rules of etiquette for flying the flag do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials (see H.R. 5029), H7207 [27JY]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see S.J. Res. 53), S9381 [27SE] (see H.J. Res. 112), H9767 [11OC]

Cloture motions

Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1737 [27MR], S1839 [29MR]

Essays

National Symbol: Charles Evans Hughes, S1767 [28MR]

Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility To Preserve It: Christine Bell, E514 [6AP]

Our Flag, Why Should We Respect It? Amanda Nodine, E599 [2MY]

Rights and Duties: Calvin Coolidge, S1767 [28MR]

Letters

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag: C. Valentine Bates, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (fraternal organization), S1840 [29MR]

———Carl Swisher, American Legion, S1842 [29MR]

———Colin L. Powell, S1711 [27MR], S1785 [28MR], S1837 [29MR]

———Daniel S. Wheeler, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1840 [29MR]

———George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, S1843 [29MR]

———Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S1840 [29MR]

———H. Norman Schwarzkopf, S1843 [29MR]

———Harold L. (Butch) Miller, American Legion, S1841 [29MR]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S1841 [29MR]

———Joseph J. Frank, American Legion, S1843 [29MR]

———Marty Justis, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1840 [29MR]

———Michael A. Nelson, Retired Officers Association, S1842 [29MR]

———Patrick H. Brady, Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., S1839, S1843 [29MR]

———Representatives Hansen, Cannon, and Cook, S1842 [29MR]

———Roger W. Putnam, Non Commissioned Officers Association, S1842 [29MR]

———Tommy Lasorda, Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball team), S1842 [29MR]

———Virgil C. Dechant, Knights of Columbus, S1840 [29MR]

———Wanda S. North, American Legion Auxiliary, S1842 [29MR]

Importance of the U.S. Flag: Joseph G. Serketich, E1009 [14JN]

Protect U.S. flag: Bob Hanson, Vietnam Veterans of America, North Dakota State Council, S1721 [27MR]

———John R. Luckey, Congressional Research Service, S1720 [27MR]

———Robert S. Peck, S1708 [27MR]

———William Van Alstyne, S1709-S1710 [27MR]

Motions

Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1795 [28MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1 [24JA], H6 [27JA], H52 [31JA], H95 [1FE], H167 [2FE], H211 [3FE], H213 [7FE], H226 [8FE], H257 [9FE], H280 [10FE], H351 [14FE], H379 [15FE], H458 [16FE], H517 [29FE], H577 [1MR], H635 [2MR], H643 [6MR], H649 [8MR], H759 [9MR], H923 [13MR], H938 [14MR], H999 [15MR], H1079 [16MR], H1121 [20MR], H1128 [21MR], H1175 [22MR], H1287 [23MR], H1409 [27MR], H1419 [28MR], H1481 [29MR], H1591 [30MR], H1633 [3AP], H1680 [4AP], H1767 [5AP], H1853 [6AP], H1961 [10AP], H2018 [11AP], H2125 [12AP], H2242 [13AP], H2348 [2MY], H2413 [3MY], H2513 [4MY], H2619 [8MY], H2660 [9MY], H2781 [10MY], H2907 [11MY], H2973 [15MY], H3054 [16MY], H3175 [17MY], H3311 [18MY], H3415 [19MY], H3478 [22MY], H3532 [23MY], H3652 [24MY], H3815 [25MY], H3871 [6JN], H3931 [7JN], H4043 [8JN], H4123 [9JN], H4177 [12JN], H4225 [13JN], H4342 [14JN], H4489 [15JN], H4596 [19JN], H4680 [20JN], H4787 [21JN], H4929 [22JN], H5039 [23JN], H5089 [26JN], H5174 [27JN], H5299 [28JN], H5439 [29JN], H5660 [10JY], H5740 [11JY], H5847 [12JY], H5961 [13JY], H6057 [17JY], H6367 [18JY], H6473 [19JY], H6603 [20JY], H6721 [24JY], H6782 [25JY], H7005 [26JY], H7132 [27JY], H7215 [6SE], H7283 [7SE], H7367 [11SE], H7378 [12SE], H7505 [13SE], H7579 [14SE], H7655 [18SE], H7740 [19SE], H7873 [20SE], H7935 [21SE], H7993 [22SE], H7999 [25SE], H8065 [26SE], H8203 [27SE], H8409 [28SE], H8471 [29SE], H8553 [2OC], H8626 [3OC], H8743 [4OC], H8813 [5OC], H9014 [6OC], H9514 [10OC], H9637 [11OC], H9817 [12OC], H9903 [16OC], H9910 [17OC], H10067 [18OC], H10289 [19OC], H10477 [23OC], H10537 [24OC], H10812 [25OC], H11198 [26OC], H11359 [27OC], H11448 [28OC], H11492 [29OC], H11536 [30OC], H11624 [31OC], H11718 [1NO], H11783 [2NO], H11816 [3NO], H11845 [13NO], H11881 [14NO], H11929 [4DE], H11957 [5DE], H12019 [6DE], H12023 [7DE], H12047 [8DE], H12067 [11DE], H12081 [13DE], H12087 [14DE], H12097 [15DE]

Senate, S1 [24JA], S47 [25JA], S49 [26JA], S107 [27JA], S121 [31JA], S167 [1FE], S225 [2FE], S305 [3FE], S345 [7FE], S457 [8FE], S509 [9FE], S563 [10FE], S649 [22FE], S705 [23FE], S755 [24FE], S837 [28FE], S899 [29FE], S983 [1MR], S1045 [2MR], S1159 [6MR], S1193 [7MR], S1247 [8MR], S1335 [9MR], S1441 [20MR], S1473 [21MR], S1533 [22MR], S1619 [23MR], S1695 [27MR], S1765 [28MR], S1833 [29MR], S1925 [30MR], S2029 [3AP], S2053 [4AP], S2145 [5AP], S2269 [6AP], S2383 [7AP], S2449 [10AP], S2483 [11AP], S2553 [12AP], S2647 [13AP], S2817 [25AP], S2889 [26AP], S2949 [27AP], S3043 [1MY], S3201 [2MY], S3275 [3MY], S3453 [4MY], S3569 [8MY], S3629 [9MY], S3787 [10MY], S3857 [11MY], S3931 [15MY], S3957 [16MY], S4031 [17MY], S4122 [18MY], S4219 [22MY], S4241 [23MY], S4337 [24MY], S4399 [25MY], S4507 [6JN], S4607 [7JN], S4721 [8JN], S4915 [9JN], S4937 [12JN], S4973 [13JN], S5059 [14JN], S5165 [15JN], S5281 [16JN], S5313 [19JN], S5383 [20JN], S5479 [21JN], S5583 [22JN], S5713 [23JN], S5763 [26JN], S5823 [27JN], S5941 [28JN], S6041 [29JN], S6185 [30JN], S6301 [10JY], S6403 [11JY], S6485 [12JY], S6585 [13JY], S6767 [14JY], S6991 [17JY], S7083 [18JY], S7173 [19JY], S7303 [20JY], S7409 [21JY], S7459 [24JY], S7493 [25JY], S7587 [26JY], S7723 [27JY], S7959 [5SE], S8035 [6SE], S8129 [7SE], S8245 [8SE], S8297 [11SE], S8353 [12SE], S8439 [13SE], S8535 [14SE], S8611 [15SE], S8641 [18SE], S8667 [19SE], S8773 [20SE], S8871 [21SE], S9017 [22SE], S9123 [25SE], S9215 [26SE], S9331 [27SE], S9405 [28SE], S9559 [2OC], S9643 [3OC], S9787 [4OC], S9875 [5OC], S10037 [6OC], S10123 [10OC], S10163 [11OC], S10275 [12OC], S10517 [13OC], S10605 [17OC], S10645 [18OC], S10743 [19OC], S10852 [23OC], S10896 [24OC], S10951 [25OC], S11027 [26OC], S11193 [27OC], S11295 [28OC], S11317 [29OC], S11349 [30OC], S11383 [31OC], S11445 [1NO], S11503 [2NO], S11511 [14NO], S11547 [5DE], S11617 [6DE], S11663 [7DE], S11747 [8DE], S11755 [11DE], S11765 [14DE], S11807 [15DE]

Poems

``Flag Goes By, '' Henry H. Bennett, S5084 [14JN]

``Francis Scott Key—America's Ultimate Poet and Patriot,'' Virginia L. Doris, S7829 [27JY]

``I Am Your Flag'', E1009 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), E459 [30MR]

Flag Day: observance, H4343, H4344, H4346 [14JN], E997, E999, E1009 [14JN], E1023 [15JN]

New Jersey: tribute to American Legion Flag Raising Day Parade, E1025 [15JN]

Tribute, E599 [2MY], E1230 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), S1706-S1737 [27MR], S1765-S1807 [28MR], S1833-S1843, S1855, S1858-S1874 [29MR], S2098, S2099 [4AP], S2856 [25AP]

———prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), cloture motion, S1736 [27MR]

———prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 14), unanimous-consent agreement, S1651 [23MR], S1857 [29MR]

Flag Day: observance, S5060, S5083 [14JN], S5547 [21JN]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (S.J. Res. 53), S9394 [27SE]

Protect, S1707-S1721 [27MR], S1793, S1794 [28MR], S1855, S1871 [29MR]

Reports filed

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 14) (S. Rept. 106-246), S1461 [20MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Protect U.S. flag: AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

———AMVETS of North Dakota, S1721 [27MR]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag: Alan G. Lance, Sr., American Legion, E459 [30MR]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S1841 [29MR]

Texts of

S.J. Res. 53, commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD, S9394 [27SE]