House joint resolution · 108th 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. Randy Cunningham R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 2003
- Committee actionMay 21, 2003
- Passed HouseJun 3, 2003 · 300–125
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 4, 2003 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 4.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 4, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the” on May 27, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 21, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 27, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14473
- CBO publication date
- May 27, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 4, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hjres/4
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2942522bad0595f681767bf3f39dbd396afad74db488bbd1ed706d2d6ab74123
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 4, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the” on May 27, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 21, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 27, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14473
- CBO publication date
- May 27, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 4, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hjres/4
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2942522bad0595f681767bf3f39dbd396afad74db488bbd1ed706d2d6ab74123
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-131 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on June 2, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 2, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/131
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 4, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hjres/4
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2942522bad0595f681767bf3f39dbd396afad74db488bbd1ed706d2d6ab74123
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 4, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 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
213 cosponsors — 160 Republicans, 53 Democrats
54 of 213 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Charles Bass (R-NH), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Marion Berry (D-AR), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Henry Brown (R-SC), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Richard Burr (R-NC) and 183 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Randy Cunningham.
- H.R. 218 (108th) Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004
- H.Res. 30 (108th) Concerning the San Diego long-range sportfishing fleet and rights to fish the waters near the Revillagigedo Islands of Mexico.
- H.R. 677 (108th) Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2003
- H.R. 1734 (108th) Men's Health Act of 2003
- H.R. 3480 (108th) Memorial to Noncitizen Patriots Act
- H.Con.Res. 152 (108th) Expressing the appreciation of the Nation to the members of the Armed Forces serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.