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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.

H.J.Res. 79Introduced Mar 21, 1995Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Solomon R-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 9, 1995 — Committee on Judiciary. Ordered reported.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 79.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 79, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 29, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gerald Solomon.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-22 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.