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House Calendar No. 62
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 79
[Report No. 104–151]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing
the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of
the flag of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 1995
Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. ANDREWS,
Mr. ARCHER, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BAESLER, Mr. BAKER of
Louisiana, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. BARR, Mr.
BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BARTON of
Texas, Mr. BASS, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BEVILL, Mr.
BILBRAY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BLUTE, Mr.
BOEHLERT, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BONO, Mr. BREWSTER, Mr. BROWDER,
Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, Mr. BUNN of Oregon, Mr.
BUNNING of Kentucky, Mr. BURR, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BUYER,
Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr.
CHABOT, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr.
CHRYSLER, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COBURN,
Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. COOLEY, Mr. COSTELLO,
Mr. COX of California, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRANE, Mr. CRAPO, Mr.
CREMEANS, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. DANNER, Mr. DAVIS,
Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DELAY, Mr. DIAZ-BALART,
Mr. DICKEY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. DREIER,
Mr. DUNCAN, Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. EMERSON,
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. FAWELL,
Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. FLANAGAN, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FORBES, Mrs.
FOWLER, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, Mr.
FRANKS
of New Jersey, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. FRISA, Mr.
FUNDERBURK, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas,
Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. GOSS, Mr. GRAHAM,
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr.
HALL of Texas, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. HAST-
INGS of Washington, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HEFNER, Mr.
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HEINEMAN, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. HOLDEN,
Mr. HORN, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr.
HYDE, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. JOHNSON of
South Dakota, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JONES, Mr. KASICH,
Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KING, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr.
LAHOOD, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr.
LAUGHLIN, Mr. LAZIO of New York, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr.
LIGHTFOOT, Mr. LINDER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr.
LOBIONDO, Mr. LONGLEY, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MANTON, Mr. MANZULLO,
Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MARTINI, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr.
MCCRERY, Mr. MCDADE, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. MCINTOSH,
Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. METCALF, Mrs.
MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. MICA, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr.
MURTHA, Mr. MYERS of Indiana, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr.
NEUMANN, Mr. NEY, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr.
OXLEY, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PARKER, Mr. PAXON, Mr.
PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. PICKETT, Mr.
POMBO, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. QUINN, Mr. RADANOVICH,
Mr. RAHALL, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. RIGGS, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROGERS, Mr.
ROSE, Mr. ROTH, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SALMON, Mr.
SAXTON, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr.
SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. SKEEN,
Mr. SKELTON, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. SMITH of Washington,
Mr. SOUDER, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. STUMP,
Mr. STUPAK, Mr. TALENT, Mr. TATE, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. TAYLOR of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. TEJEDA, Mr. THOMAS, Mr.
THORNBERRY, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr.
TOWNS, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. TUCKER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. VOLKMER, Mrs.
VUCANOVICH, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, Mr. WALSH, Mr. WAMP, Mr. WATTS of
Oklahoma, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
WELLER, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WILSON, Mr. WISE, Mr.
WOLF, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. ZELIFF, and
Mr. ZIMMER) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred
to Committee on the Judiciary
JUNE 22, 1995
Additional sponsors: Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. WYNN, Mr. KIM, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr.
EWING, Mr. HAYES, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr.
CONDIT, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. HAMIL-
TON, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. ROEMER, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, Mr. BONILLA, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SMITH of
Michigan, Mr. DOOLEY, Mrs. LINCOLN, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr.
SHAW, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. HILLIARD, Ms.
MCCARTHY, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. SAN-
FORD, Mr. KLUG, Mr. MILLER of Florida, and Mr. CLYBURN
JUNE 22, 1995
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 and the States to pro-
hibit 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 and the States shall have power to
prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United
States.’’.