`[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 40 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 425
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 40

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag 
                         of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 1998

Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Ford, 
Mr. Lott, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Allard, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. 
 Bond, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Burns, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, 
  Ms. Collins, Mr. Craig, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
Enzi, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Frist, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Gregg, Mr. Helms, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, 
Mr. Lugar, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roth, 
Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. 
Smith of Oregon, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
    Baucus, Mr. Breaux, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
 Rockefeller,  Mr. Johnson, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
  Gorton, Mr. Specter, and Mr. Graham) introduced the following joint 
 resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

                             June 24, 1998

                Reported by Mr. Hatch, without amendment

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag 
                         of the United States.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the following article is 
proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, 
which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the 
Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the 
several States within 7 years after the date of its submission for 
ratification:

                              ``Article--

    ``The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the flag of the United States.''.






                                                       Calendar No. 425

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                             S. J. RES. 40

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag 
                         of the United States.

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                             June 24, 1998

                       Reported without amendment`