House joint resolution · 104th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 21, 1995
- Committee actionJun 7, 1995
- Passed HouseJun 28, 1995 · 312–120
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 9, 1995 — Committee on Judiciary. Ordered reported.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 79.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-151 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 9, 1995 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/151
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 79, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hjres/79
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b96103f7088dff44261b5595fbea73a607c714186a4f5828e7e63523870a1ac7
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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
281 cosponsors — 214 Republicans, 67 Democrats
72 of 281 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.
A. Allard (R-CO), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Bill Archer (R-TX), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Peter Blute (R-MA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Bill Brewster (D-OK), Glen Browder (D-AL), Corrine Brown (D-FL) and 251 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.