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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 physical desecration of the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties for that act.

H.J.Res. 559Introduced May 1, 1990Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Solomon R-NY
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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

99 cosponsors — 84 Republicans, 15 Democrats

17 of 99 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Dick Armey (R-TX), Richard Baker (R-LA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Ben Blaz (R-GU), William Broomfield (R-MI), Dan Burton (R-IN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Larry Combest (R-TX), James Courter (R-NJ), Larry Craig (R-ID), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Jack Fields (R-TX), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Dean Gallo (R-NJ), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Porter Goss (R-FL), Bill Grant (R-FL), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), Melton Hancock (R-MO), James Hansen (R-UT), Claude Harris (D-AL), J. Hastert (R-IL) and 69 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gerald Solomon.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-24 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.