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House joint resolution · 102nd 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. 83Introduced Jan 18, 1991Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Solomon R-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 16, 1991 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

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

76 cosponsors — 62 Republicans, 14 Democrats

15 of 76 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Frank Annunzio (D-IL), Dick Armey (R-TX), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Larry Combest (R-TX), R. Coughlin (R-PA), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), William Dickinson (R-AL), John Doolittle (R-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Jack Fields (R-TX), Dean Gallo (R-NJ), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Porter Goss (R-FL), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Melton Hancock (R-MO), J. Hastert (R-IL), W. Hefner (D-NC) and 46 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd 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 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.