H.J.Res. 305 (101st): Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.

Introduced:
Jun 22, 1989 (101st Congress, 1989–1990)
Sponsor:
Rep. Tom Bevill [D-AL4]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

H.J.Res. 348 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Jun 29, 1989

H.J.Res. 337 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Jun 27, 1989

H.J.Res. 329 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Jun 27, 1989

H.J.Res. 328 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Jun 27, 1989

H.J.Res. 324 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Jun 23, 1989

The resolution’s title was written by the resolution’s sponsor. H.J.Res. stands for House joint resolution.

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Status

This resolution was introduced on June 22, 1989, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 22, 1989
Cosponsors
74 cosponsors (42D, 32R) (show)
Committees

House Judiciary

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6/22/1989--Introduced.
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit the act of desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for that act.

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