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Union Calendar No. 76 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 10 
[Report No. 109–131] 
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 
JANUARY 25, 2005 
Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, 
Mr. BASS, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BUYER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. DAVIS of 
Tennessee, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. GARRETT of New Jer-
sey, Mr. GOODE, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. ISSA, Mrs. JOHNSON 
of Connecticut, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 
MCINTYRE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. PITTS, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. ROGERS of 
Michigan, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. TAY-
LOR of North Carolina, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. WAMP, Mr. 
WICKER, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mrs. 
JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. HUNTER, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. KNOLLEN-
BERG, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. WOLF, Mr. OTTER, Mr. 
ROYCE, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. TERRY, and Mr. BRAD-
LEY of New Hampshire) introduced the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JUNE 14, 2005 
Additional sponsors: Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. FORBES, 
Mrs. KELLY, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. BAKER, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. POMEROY, 
Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. RAHALL, 
Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. HAYES, Mr. LIN-
DER, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. 
HYDE, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. PORTER, Mr. 
KUHL of New York, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. RYAN of Wis-
consin, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. NEY, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, 
Mr. KING of New York, Ms. HERSETH, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr.
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REHBERG, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. GORDON, 
Mr. GRAVES, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. 
FORTENBERRY, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. MCNUL-
TY, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. 
FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. WELDON 
of Florida, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. PE-
TERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SODREL, Mr. REYES, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mrs. 
DRAKE, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. PENCE, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. GOOD-
LATTE, Mr. RENZI, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. CARTER, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. 
CANNON, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. 
NEUGEBAUER, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. MARSHALL, 
Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. KLINE, Mr. COBLE, Mr. ROGERS 
of Alabama, Mr. BOREN, Mr. SHERWOOD, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. SOUDER, 
Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. HERGER, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. 
MORAN of Kansas, Mr. JINDAL, Mr. ROSS, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. KING-
STON, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CANTOR, 
Mr. BACA, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. ROGERS of Ken-
tucky, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. JONES of North 
Carolina, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. WELDON 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Ms. HART, Mr. BOYD, Mr. 
HENSARLING, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. CHOCOLA, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. BROWN
of South Carolina, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. 
COSTELLO, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. MCCRERY, Ms. 
LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mrs. BONO, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. COLE of 
Oklahoma, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. BERRY, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. 
WELLER, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. 
SAXTON, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. MANZULLO, 
and Mr. HOBSON 
JUNE 14, 2005 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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-
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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.’’.
Union Calendar No. 76 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 10 
[Report No. 109–131] 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States authorizing the Congress to pro-
hibit the physical desecration of the flag of the 
United States. 
JUNE 14, 2005 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed