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: 118-hjres-73
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-14
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-14
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 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 73 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2023 Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Bacon , Mr. Cole , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Rogers of Kentucky , and Mr. Carl ) 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. .