Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

Bill: 117-hjres-51
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-14
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

First Amendment rights

National symbols
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.</p>

tv_txt: IA 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 51 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2021 Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Budd , Mr. Harris , and Mr. Crawford ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

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 within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: — The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. .