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

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the desecration of the American Flag.

H.J.Res. 317Introduced Jun 22, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Owen Pickett D-VA
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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

30 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 15 Democrats

13 of 30 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

Doug Barnard (D-GA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Ben Campbell (R-CO), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), George Darden (D-GA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), James Hansen (R-UT), Claude Harris (D-AL), W. Hefner (D-NC), Frank Horton (R-NY), Jerry Huckaby (D-LA), Earl Hutto (D-FL), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), James Leath (D-TX), Jill Long (D-IN), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Ron Packard (R-CA), Mike Parker (R-MS), Bill Paxon (R-NY), L. Payne (D-VA), Carl Perkins (D-KY), Arthur Ravenel (R-SC), Bill Sarpalius (D-TX), H. Saxton (R-NJ), Bill Schuette (R-MI), Floyd Spence (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Owen Pickett.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-2 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.