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.

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

37 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 8 Democrats

10 of 37 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.

Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Jack Buechner (R-MO), H. Callahan (R-AL), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Jack Fields (R-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Bill Grant (R-FL), James Hansen (R-UT), J. Hastert (R-IL), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Earl Hutto (D-FL), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), James Leath (D-TX), Raymond McGrath (R-NY), Clarence Miller (R-OH), Ron Packard (R-CA), Mike Parker (R-MS), Bill Paxon (R-NY), John Rhodes (R-AZ), Donald Ritter (R-PA), Tommy Robinson (R-AR), H. Saxton (R-NJ), Norman Shumway (R-CA), Ike Skelton (D-MO), Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Emerson.

• H.R. 3533 (101st) Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 Amendments Act
• H.R. 4424 (101st) Language of Government Act of 1990
• H.Con.Res. 35 (101st) Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the flagrant and malicious desecration of the United States flag.
• H.J.Res. 98 (101st) To designate February 11, 1990, as "World Marriage Day".
• H.R. 3858 (101st) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that income of a child which is to be used for the child's educational expenses…
• H.J.Res. 499 (101st) Designating April 15 through 21, 1990, as "National Young Writers Week".

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress · MO-8 district