US HJR13 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 81-11)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.

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Title

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]Rep. Steve Austria [R-OH]
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]Rep. Charles Bass [R-NH]Rep. Rick Berg [R-ND]Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]Rep. Francisco Canseco [R-TX]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]
Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]Rep. Frank Guinta [R-NH]
Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]
Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Steve King [R-IA]Rep. John Kline [R-MN]Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]Rep. Christopher Lee [R-NY]Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]
Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. John Mica [R-FL]Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]
Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]Rep. Allen West [R-FL]Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-01-24HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
2011-01-07HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Same As/Similar To

SJR19 (Same As) 2011-06-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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