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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 79

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing

the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of

the flag of the United States.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 21, 1995

Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. ANDREWS,

Mr. ARCHER, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BAESLER, Mr. BAKER of

Louisiana, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. BARR, Mr.

BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BARTON of

Texas, Mr. BASS, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BEVILL, Mr.

BILBRAY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BLUTE, Mr.

BOEHLERT, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BONO, Mr. BREWSTER, Mr. BROWDER,

Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, Mr. BUNN of Oregon, Mr.

BUNNING of Kentucky, Mr. BURR, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BUYER,

Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr.

CHABOT, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr.

CHRYSLER, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COBURN,

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. COOLEY, Mr. COSTELLO,

Mr. COX of California, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRANE, Mr. CRAPO, Mr.

CREMEANS, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. DANNER, Mr. DAVIS,

Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DELAY, Mr. DIAZ-BALART,

Mr. DICKEY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. DREIER,

Mr. DUNCAN, Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. EMERSON,

Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. FAWELL,

Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. FLANAGAN, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FORBES, Mrs.

FOWLER, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, Mr.

FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. FRISA, Mr.

FUNDERBURK, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas,

Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. GOSS, Mr. GRAHAM,

Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr.

HALL of Texas, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HEFNER, Mr.

HEINEMAN, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. HOLDEN,

Mr. HORN, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr.

HYDE, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. JOHNSON of

South Dakota, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JONES, Mr. KASICH,

Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KING, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr.
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LAHOOD, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr.

LAUGHLIN, Mr. LAZIO of New York, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr.

LIGHTFOOT, Mr. LINDER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr.

LOBIONDO, Mr. LONGLEY, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MANTON, Mr. MANZULLO,

Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MARTINI, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr.

MCCRERY, Mr. MCDADE, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. MCINTOSH,

Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. METCALF, Mrs.

MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. MICA, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr.

MURTHA, Mr. MYERS of Indiana, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr.

NEUMANN, Mr. NEY, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr.

OXLEY, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PARKER, Mr. PAXON, Mr.

PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. PICKETT, Mr.

POMBO, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. QUINN, Mr. RADANOVICH,

Mr. RAHALL, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. RIGGS, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROGERS, Mr.

ROSE, Mr. ROTH, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SALMON, Mr.

SAXTON, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr.

SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. SKEEN,

Mr. SKELTON, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. SMITH of Washington,

Mr. SOUDER, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. STUMP,

Mr. STUPAK, Mr. TALENT, Mr. TATE, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. TEJEDA, Mr. THOMAS, Mr.

THORNBERRY, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr.

TOWNS, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. TUCKER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. VOLKMER, Mrs.

VUCANOVICH, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, Mr. WALSH, Mr. WAMP, Mr. WATTS of

Oklahoma, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr.

WELLER, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WILSON, Mr. WISE, Mr.

WOLF, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. ZELIFF, and

Mr. ZIMMER) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred

to Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United

States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United

States.

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the

4 following article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
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1 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all

2 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when

3 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several

4 States within seven years after the date of its submission

5 for ratification:

6 ‘‘ARTICLE—

7 ‘‘The Congress and the States shall have power to

8 prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United

9 States.’’.

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