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House Calendar No. 44
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 54
[Report No. 105–121]
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 13, 1997
Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. ARCHER, Mr.
BACHUS, Mr. BAKER, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BARCIA, Mr.
BARR of Georgia, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. BARTLETT of Mary-
land, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BASS, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BEREUTER,
Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BLUNT, Mr.
BOEHLERT, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BONO, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. BRYANT, Mr.
BUNNING, Mr. BURR of North Carolina, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr.
BUYER, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr. CAN-
NON, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COBURN, Mr.
COLLINS, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. COX of California, Mr. CRAMER, Mr.
CRANE, Mr. CRAPO, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. DANNER, Mr.
DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DELAY, Mr. DIAZ-BALART,
Mr. DICKEY, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr.
EDWARDS, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENSIGN,
Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. EWING, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FORBES,
Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey,
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. FROST, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GANSKE, Mr.
GIBBONS, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. GOODE, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GOSS, Mr.
GRAHAM, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. GREEN, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. HALL of
Texas, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. HASTINGS of
Washington, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HILL, Mr.
HILLEARY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HORN, Mr. HOSTETTLER,
Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. HYDE, Mr. JEF-
FERSON, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. JOHN, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs.
KELLY, Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut, Mr. KIM, Mr. KING, Mr. KINGS-
TON, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. LATHAM,
Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. LINDER, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr.
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LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. MANTON, Mr.
MANZULLO, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr.
MCCRERY, Mr. MCDADE, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. MCINTOSH,
Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. METCALF, Ms. MOL-
INARI, Mr. MURTHA, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. NEUMANN,
Mr. NEY, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. OXLEY, Mr.
PACKARD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PARKER, Mr. PAXON, Mr.
PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. PITTS, Mr.
QUINN, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. REYES, Mr.
RIGGS, Mr. RILEY, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. ROGAN, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. ROYCE,
Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colo-
rado, Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. SKEEN, Mr.
SKELTON, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Mrs. SMITH
of Washington, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STEN-
HOLM, Mr. STUMP, Mr. TALENT, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr.
THOMAS, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. TRAFICANT,
Mr. TURNER, Mr. WALSH, Mr. WAMP, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. WATTS of
Oklahoma, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
WELLER, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. WISE, Mr. WOLF, Mr. WYNN, Mr.
YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr. YOUNG of Florida) introduced the following
joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JUNE 5, 1997
Additional sponsors: Mr. BRADY, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachu-
setts, Mr. LAZIO of New York, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. POMEROY,
Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. THUNE, Mr. COOKSEY,
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
ADERHOLT, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. COOK, Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr.
GEKAS, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. JONES, Mr. KIL-
DEE, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. PASCRELL, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. SES-
SIONS, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr.
WICKER, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. MOLLOHAN,
Mr. MORAN
of Kansas, Mr. SNOWBARGER, Ms. STABENOW, Mr.
BONILLA, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky,
Mr. LUTHER, Mr. RYUN, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. SALMON,
Mr. UPTON, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. KASICH, Mr. GILMAN, Mrs. MCCAR-
THY of New York, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. BAESLER, Mr.
HOUGHTON, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr.
GOODLING, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. PEASE, Mr. SHAW, Mr.
MICA, Mr. POMBO Ms. HARMAN, Mr. BERRY, Mr. KLUG, Mr. THOMP-
SON, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr.
BENTSEN, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. MORAN
of Virginia, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. BOYD, Mr. FAWELL,
Mr. REDMOND, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, and Mr. CASTLE
JUNE 5, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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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.
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 fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution 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 seven years after the date of its submission
for ratification:
‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘The Congress shall have power to prohibit the phys-
ical desecration of the flag of the United States.’’.
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