SJRES 15 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

A 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.

Introduced May 6, 2009 Originated Senate Sponsor David Vitter R-LA

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 6, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 6, 2009
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 6, 2009 to Oct 5, 2009, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-KYJim BunningOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-SCJim DeMintOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-SDJohn ThuneOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-NEMike JohannsOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalMay 6, 2009
R-KSSam BrownbackOriginalMay 6, 2009
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 6, 2009Introduced in Senate
  2. May 6, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HJRES 47Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.Identical billJun 12, 2009

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 6, 2009Introduced in Senate

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