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House joint resolution · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.

H.J.Res. 305Introduced Jun 22, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Bevill D-AL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 13, 1990 — See H.J.Res.350.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

74 cosponsors — 36 Republicans, 38 Democrats

32 of 74 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

Frank Annunzio (D-IL), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Helen Bentley (R-MD), James Bilbray (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Glen Browder (D-AL), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Jim Chapman (D-TX), James Clarke (D-NC), Jerry Costello (D-IL), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), E. De La Garza (D-TX), William Dickinson (R-AL), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Claude Harris (D-AL), W. Hefner (D-NC), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Frank Horton (R-NY), Jerry Huckaby (D-LA), Earl Hutto (D-FL), Ed Jenkins (D-GA) and 44 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Bevill.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alabama in Congress · AL-4 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.