H.J.Res. 40 (108th): Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to guarantee the right to use and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the national motto.

Introduced:
Mar 18, 2003 (108th Congress, 2003–2004)
Sponsor:
Rep. Charles “Chip” Pickering Jr. [R-MS3]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This resolution was introduced on March 18, 2003, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 18, 2003
Cosponsors
11 cosponsors (10R, 1D) (show)
Committees

House Judiciary

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Last updated Mar 18, 2003.
2 pages

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3/18/2003--Introduced.
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the first article of amendment to the U.S. Constitution shall not be construed to prohibit the: (1) recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, which shall be, "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all;" nor (2) recitation or use of the national motto, which shall be, "In God we trust."

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