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. GOOD-
LATTE, 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. KA-
SICH, 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 Vir-
ginia, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. FORBES, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. SIMPSON,
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. GORDON, Mr. BAR-
RETT 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. CAN-
NON, 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 res-
olution; 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.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein),
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SECTION 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
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 Constitu-
tion 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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