H.J.Res. 176 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States.

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Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have the power to prohibit, and establish criminal penalties for, the act of publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, or burning the U.S. flag.

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1991-03-05
Introduced in House
1991-03-05
Introduced in House
1991-03-05
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
1991-04-16
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States.

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