US SJR15 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 24-3)
Status: Introduced on May 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.
Title
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.
Sponsors
| Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. Evan Bayh [D-IN] | Sen. Sam Brownback [R-KS] | Sen. Jim Bunning [R-KY] |
| Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC] | Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA] | Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK] | Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS] |
| Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID] | Sen. Jim DeMint [R-SC] | Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY] |
| Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] | Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE] |
| Sen. Richard Lugar [R-IN] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] | Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] |
| Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV] | Sen. Richard Shelby [R-AL] | Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
| Sen. John Thune [R-SD] | Sen. David Vitter [R-LA] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HJR47 (Same As) 2009-06-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Subjects
Constitution and constitutional amendments
First Amendment rights
Government operations and politics
National symbols
First Amendment rights
Government operations and politics
National symbols
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/15/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/sjres15/BILLS-111sjres15is.pdf |
