HJRES101Referred to Committee

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.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-06-13
Introduced
24
Cosponsors
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Steve Womack
Steve Womack
Republican · AR · Representative
Votes with party: 97.0% (528 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (24)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-06-13

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Plain-English Summary

This proposed constitutional amendment would allow Congress to pass laws making it illegal to physically damage or destroy the American flag as a form of protest. Currently, the Supreme Court has ruled that burning the flag is protected free speech, so this amendment would overturn that decision and give lawmakers the power to criminalize such acts. The change would affect protesters and activists who use flag desecration as a form of political expression.

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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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