SJRES 20 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, 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.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 14, 2021 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. IntroducedJun 14, 2021
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.

Cosponsors 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2021 to Jun 14, 2022, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalJun 14, 2021
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalJun 14, 2021
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalJun 14, 2021
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyOriginalJun 14, 2021
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalJun 14, 2021
R-IAChuck GrassleyJun 14, 2022
R-WYJohn BarrassoJun 14, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 14, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

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

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2021Introduced in Senate

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