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.
Latest action · Jun 22, 2005 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
- IntroducedJan 25, 2005
- Passed HouseJun 22, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.
Recorded votes 4
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 296 | On Passage | Passed286–130 | Jun 22, 2005 |
| House 295 | Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair | Passed222–190 | Jun 22, 2005 |
| House 294 | Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair | Passed222–194 | Jun 22, 2005 |
| House 293 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed129–279 | Jun 22, 2005 |
Cosponsors 196
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2005 to Jun 14, 2005, with 47 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-NC | Charles H. Taylor | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-NV | Jim Gibbons | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
Actions 29
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2005By voice vote, the Chair announced that the noes had prevailed on the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair.
- Jun 22, 2005Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 330. (consideration: CR H4904-4928)
- Jun 22, 2005DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 330, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Watt amendment in the nature of a substitute.
- Jun 22, 2005DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on H.J. Res. 10.
- Jun 22, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJRES 12 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. | Identical bill | Jun 27, 2006 |
| HRES 330 | Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 10) 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. | Procedurally related | Jun 21, 2005 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2005Reported in House
- Jan 25, 2005Introduced 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.