Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to guarantee the right to use and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the national motto.
Latest action · Aug 20, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2002 to Oct 1, 2002; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| R-OK | J. C. Watts Jr. | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| R-OH | Michael G. Oxley | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Sep 9, 2002 | |
| R-IN | Brian D. Kerns | Sep 9, 2002 | |
| R-NC | Cass Ballenger | Sep 9, 2002 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Sep 9, 2002 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Sep 9, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2002 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Aug 20, 2002 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 20, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Jul 25, 2002Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1374)
- Jul 25, 2002Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1374 | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering R-MS | Jul 25, 2002 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJRES 43 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to guarantee the right to use and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the national motto. | Identical bill | Sep 3, 2002 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to guarantee the right to use and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the national motto.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Allegiance
- Church and state
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Coins and coinage
- Commemorations
- Constitutional amendments
- Constitutional law
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Flags
- Government Operations and Politics
- Law
- Money
- Oaths
- Religion
- Religion in the public schools
- Religious liberty
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2002Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
