US SJR2 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that Congress and the states shall have power to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag and to set criminal penalties for such act.
Title
A joint resolution 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 and to set criminal penalties for that act.
Sponsors
| Sen. David Vitter [R-LA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HJR8 (Related) 2009-01-07 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR47 (Related) 2009-06-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HJR47 (Related) 2009-06-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Subjects
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Crimes against property
First Amendment rights
Government operations and politics
National symbols
Crimes against property
First Amendment rights
Government operations and politics
National symbols
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/2/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sjres2/BILLS-111sjres2is.pdf |
