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.
Latest action · Jun 14, 2011 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.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2011 to Nov 13, 2012; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jun 14, 2011 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Jun 14, 2011 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jun 14, 2011 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Jun 14, 2011 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Jun 14, 2011 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Jun 14, 2011 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Jun 20, 2011 | |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Jun 20, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Jun 20, 2011 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Jun 21, 2011 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Jun 21, 2011 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Jun 22, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Jun 29, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Jun 29, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jul 6, 2011 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Daniel Coats | Jul 12, 2011 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jul 13, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Sep 6, 2011 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Sep 19, 2011 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Oct 17, 2011 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Jan 30, 2012 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Feb 9, 2012 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Feb 29, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | May 17, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Nov 13, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Jun 14, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3784)
- Jun 14, 2011Read twice and referred to the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3784 | Orrin G. Hatch R-UT | Jun 14, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41938 | Statutory Limits on Total Spending as a Method of Budget Control Archived | Report | Jul 26, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 13 | 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. | Identical bill | Jan 24, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2011Introduced in Senate
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.
