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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 22, 1989
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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
44 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 9 Democrats
10 of 44 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.
Richard Baker (R-LA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), William Broomfield (R-MI), Philip Crane (R-IL), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), Michael DeWine (R-OH), David Dreier (R-CA), Jack Fields (R-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Bill Grant (R-FL), James Hansen (R-UT), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Frank Horton (R-NY), Jerry Huckaby (D-LA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Earl Hutto (D-FL), James Leath (D-TX), Bill Lowery (R-CA), David Martin (R-NY), Raymond McGrath (R-NY), Clarence Miller (R-OH), Ron Packard (R-CA), Bill Paxon (R-NY), L. Payne (D-VA), Owen Pickett (D-VA) and 14 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Dornan.
- H.Res. 419 (101st) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the memory of Walt Disney should be honored on the 35th anniversary of his…
- H.R. 2798 (101st) Police Corps Act
- H.R. 579 (101st) Child Protection Act of 1989
- H.Con.Res. 68 (101st) Calling upon the Soviet Union and its allies to withhold military assistance to the Government of Nicaragua.
- H.R. 624 (101st) Tax Exemption Equity Act of 1989
- H.R. 578 (101st) Anti-Live Animal Lure Act of 1989
Sponsor’s state and district
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.