HJ 377 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 377
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the
Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 27, 1989
Mr. DOUGLAS introduced 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 authorizing the
Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
  Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
  of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of each House concurring
  therein), 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:
`Articles--
  `Congress shall have the power to enact laws prohibiting the physical
  desecration of the flag of the United States.'