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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 12 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 473
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 12

    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

                             April 14, 2005

  Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Thune, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
Alexander, Mr. Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Burns, 
  Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
Cornyn, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
 Enzi, Mr. Frist, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, Mrs. 
 Lincoln, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McCain, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Santorum, 
Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Mr. Bond, 
    Mr. Bunning, Mr. DeMint, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mrs. 
   Hutchison, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Ms. 
     Snowe, Mr. Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Isakson, Ms. 
  Murkowski, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
     Rockefeller, and Ms. Landrieu) introduced the following joint 
 resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

                             June 20, 2006

               Reported by Mr. Specter, with an amendment
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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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 (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), 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 
<DELETED>within 7 years after the date of its submission by the 
Congress</DELETED> within seven 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. 473

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                             S. J. RES. 12

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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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 20, 2006

                       Reported with an amendment
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