House joint resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Solomon R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 13, 1997
- Committee actionMay 14, 1997
- Passed HouseJun 12, 1997 · 310–114
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 1, 1998 — By Senator Hatch from Committee on Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 105-298. Minority views filed.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 54.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 54, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States” on June 29, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 24, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 29, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10913
- CBO publication date
- June 29, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 54, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hjres/54
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
47f5fad42f7a75fec082da9e050b0ffd23ee2a91dd578cd3eef83e653598da2b
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-121 ↗; S. Rept. 105-298 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 24, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/121
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/298 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 54, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hjres/54
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
47f5fad42f7a75fec082da9e050b0ffd23ee2a91dd578cd3eef83e653598da2b
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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
284 cosponsors — 210 Republicans, 74 Democrats
76 of 284 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Bill Archer (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), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Marion Berry (D-AR), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Kevin Brady (R-TX) and 254 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.J.Res. 138 (105th) Appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
- H.Con.Res. 238 (105th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a breast cancer survivors event sponsored by the National Race for the Cure.
- H.Con.Res. 270 (105th) Acknowledging the positive role of Taiwan in the current Asian financial crisis and affirming the support of the American people for peace…
- H.R. 3109 (105th) Thomas Cole National Historic Site Act
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.