IA

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 33

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing

the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the

United States.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 24, 1999

Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. STUMP, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. HILL of Montana, Mr. BACHUS,

Mr. HERGER, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. HYDE, Mr. CRAMER, Mr.

WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. GILMAN,

Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. HORN, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. COX, Mr. LARGENT, Mr.

DOYLE, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. WALSH, Mr. OXLEY, Mr.

FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. GIBBONS,

Mr. METCALF, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr.

PORTMAN, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BURR of North Carolina, Mr.

SKEEN, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BLILEY, Mr.

JENKINS, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. GOODE, Mrs. BONO,

Mr. HUNTER, Mr. KING, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. ROEMER,

Ms. DANNER, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. CONDIT,

Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. WOLF, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey,

Mr. HANSEN, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BASS, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. WELLER,

Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr.

KUYKENDALL, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr.

OSE, Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. ROGAN, Mr. TERRY, Mr. HAYES, Mr.

FLETCHER, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. JOHN, Mr.

MASCARA, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr.

LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. TANCREDO, Mrs. EMERSON, Mrs.

CUBIN, Mr. NEY, Mr. PEASE, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr.

NETHERCUTT, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. SHOWS, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr.

KNOLLENBERG, Mr. REGULA, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. TAYLOR of

Mississippi, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BUYER, Mr. EVERETT,

Mr. ARCHER, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. CRANE, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. COOK, Mr.

TIAHRT, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. QUINN, Mr.

GREEN of Texas, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. COBLE, Mr. LINDER, Mr.

EWING, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr.

TURNER, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. REYES, Ms. GRANGER,

Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. GOSS, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania,

Mr. BOYD, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. GUT-
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KNECHT, Mr. CAMP, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. POMEROY,

Mr. BARCIA, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. KANJORSKI,

Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KASICH, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SMITH

of Washington, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. BONILLA,

Mr. CALVERT, Mr. FROST, Mr. SALMON, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. SMITH of

New Jersey, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. RILEY, Mr. MALONEY of

Connecticut, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. BAKER, Mr. FOLEY, Mr.

BISHOP, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr.

HEFLEY, Mr. PITTS, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. FORBES, Ms. ROSLEHTINEN, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. SIMPSON,

Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. GORDON, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. COBURN, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr.

WYNN, Mr. WAMP, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. TALENT, Mr. SENSENBRENNER,

Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. DELAY, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr.

LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. CANNON, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. WICKER, Mr. GOODLING, Mr.

DICKEY, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr.

ROYCE, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. MICA, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr.

POMBO, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr.

JONES of North Carolina, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. LIPINSKI,

Mr. WISE, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LAMPSON, Mrs. BIGGERT,

Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi,

Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr.

THORNBERRY, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. UPTON, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr.

HUTCHINSON, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. NUSSLE, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. RYUN of

Kansas, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. HAYWORTH, Ms. DUNN,

Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. THUNE,

Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.

COLLINS, and Mr. MORAN of Virginia) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United

States authorizing the Congress 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),
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1 SECTION 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

2 The following article is proposed as an amendment

3 to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be

4 valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitu5 tion when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of

6 the several States within seven years after the date of its

7 submission for ratification:

8 ‘‘ARTICLE—

9 ‘‘The Congress shall have power to prohibit the phys10 ical desecration of the flag of the United States.’’.

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