Bills in the 106th Congress
H.J.RES. 33
Flag Desecration amendment Flag Protection Constitutional amendment
Flag Desecration amendment
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.
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Sponsor
Randy Cunningham
R-CA 51st- 279 Cosponsors
- 1 Amendment
Jun 24, 1999: Passed House
Actions
| This bill also has 2 actions from amendments. Show Amendment Actions | |
| June 28, 1999 | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182. |
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June 24, 1999 12:21 PM EDT |
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
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June 24, 1999 12:21 PM EDT |
On passage Passed by recorded vote (2/3 required): 305 - 124 (Roll no. 252). |
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June 24, 1999 12:02 PM EDT |
H.AMDT. 235: On agreeing to the Watt (NC) amendment (A001) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 115 - 310 (Roll no. 251). |
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June 24, 1999 12:02 PM EDT |
H.AMDT.235 On agreeing to the Watt (NC) amendment (A001) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 115 - 310 ( Roll no. 251 ). |
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June 24, 1999 11:41 AM EDT |
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule, on the amendment and the joint resolution. |
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June 24, 1999 10:33 AM EDT |
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 217, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Watt of North Carolina. |
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June 24, 1999 10:33 AM EDT |
H.AMDT.235 Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Watt (NC). Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the original text with language stating that not inconsistent with the first article of amendment to the Constitution, the Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. |
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June 24, 1999 10:32 AM EDT |
The House resumed consideration of H.J. Res. 33 pursuant to the order of the House of June 23 that postponed further consideration of the joint resolution until the following legislative day at a time designated by the Speaker. |
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June 24, 1999 10:32 AM EDT |
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4833-4844) |
| June 24, 1999 | H.AMDT. 235: Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Watt (NC). |
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June 23, 1999 5:48 PM EDT |
The House completed general debate on H.J. Res. 33 and pursuant to the earlier order of the House, further proceedings on the joint resolution were postponed until June 24. |
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June 23, 1999 4:41 PM EDT |
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.J. Res. 33. Show Debate Speakers |
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June 23, 1999 3:29 PM EDT |
DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on H.J. Res. 33. Show Debate Speakers |
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June 23, 1999 3:29 PM EDT |
Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 33 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. An amendment in the nature of a substitute, if offered by Mr. Conyers or his designee which shall be separately debatable for one hour. |
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June 23, 1999 3:29 PM EDT |
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 217. (consideration: CR H4787-4804) |
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June 23, 1999 3:28 PM EDT |
Mr. Canady asked unanimous consent That after debate on H.J. Res. 33, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, it may be in order at that point for the Chair to postpone further consideration of the bill until the following legislative day, on which consideration may resume at a time designated by the Speaker. Agreed to without objection. |
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June 23, 1999 3:25 PM EDT |
Rule H. Res. 217 passed House. |
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June 22, 1999 2:28 PM EDT |
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 217 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 33 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. An amendment in the nature of a substitute, if offered by Mr. Conyers or his designee which shall be separately debatable for one hour. Show Debate Speakers |
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June 18, 1999 3:12 PM EDT |
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-191 . |
| June 18, 1999 | Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 71. |
| June 18, 1999 | Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-191. |
| May 26, 1999 | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| May 26, 1999 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| April 14, 1999 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 4. |
| April 14, 1999 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| March 23, 1999 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| March 2, 1999 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. |
| February 24, 1999 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| February 24, 1999 | Introduced in House |
Amendments
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H.AMDT. 235
An amendment to propose the following article as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States: "Not inconsistent with the first article of amendment to this Constitution, the Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States".Jun 24, 1999: On agreeing to the Watt (NC) amendment (A001) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 115 - 310 (Roll no. 251).
Cosponsors
- W.R. Archer Jr., R-TX 7th
- Spencer Bachus, R-AL 6th
- Richard H. Baker, R-LA 6th
- John Baldacci, D-ME 2nd
- Cass Ballenger, R-NC 10th
- James Barcia, D-MI 5th
- Bob Barr, R-GA 7th
- Bill Barrett, R-NE 3rd
- Roscoe Bartlett, R-MD 6th
- Charles Bass, R-NH 2nd
- Herbert H. Bateman, R-VA 1st
- Ken Bentsen Jr., D-TX 25th
- Doug Bereuter, R-NE 1st
- Judy Biggert, R-IL 13th
- Brian P. Bilbray, R-CA 49th
- Michael Bilirakis, R-FL 9th
- Sanford Bishop Jr., D-GA 2nd
- Tom Bliley, R-VA 7th
- Roy Blunt, R-MO 7th
- Sherwood L. Boehlert, R-NY 23rd
- John A. Boehner, R-OH 8th
- Henry Bonilla, R-TX 23rd
- Mary Bono, R-CA 44th
- Allen Boyd, D-FL 2nd
- Kevin Brady, R-TX 8th
- Sherrod Brown, D-OH 13th
- Ed Bryant, R-TN 7th
- Richard Burr, R-NC 5th
- Dan Burton, R-IN 6th
- Stephen Buyer, R-IN 5th
- Sonny Callahan, R-AL 1st
- Ken Calvert, R-CA 43rd
- Dave Camp, R-MI 4th
- Tom Campbell, R-CA 15th
- Charles Canady, R-FL 12th
- Chris Cannon, R-UT 3rd
- Steven Chabot, R-OH 1st
- Saxby Chambliss, R-GA 8th
- Helen Chenoweth, R-ID 1st
- Bob Clement, D-TN 5th
- Howard Coble, R-NC 6th
- Tom Coburn M.D., R-OK 2nd
- Michael Collins, R-GA 3rd
- Larry Combest, R-TX 19th
- Gary Condit, D-CA 18th
- Merrill Cook, R-UT 2nd
- John Cooksey, R-LA 5th
- C. Christopher Cox, R-CA 47th
- Bud Cramer, D-AL 5th
- Phil Crane, R-IL 8th
- Joe Crowley, D-NY 7th
- Barbara Cubin, R-WY
- Pat Danner, D-MO 6th
- Nathan Deal, R-GA 9th
- Thomas DeLay, R-TX 22nd
- Jim DeMint, R-SC 4th
- L. Diaz-Balart, R-FL 21st
- Jay Dickey, R-AR 4th
- Calvin Dooley, D-CA 20th
- John T. Doolittle, R-CA 4th
- Mike Doyle, D-PA 18th
- John James Duncan Jr., R-TN 2nd
- Jennifer Dunn, R-WA 8th
- Chet Edwards, D-TX 11th
- Bob Ehrlich Jr., R-MD 2nd
- Jo Ann Emerson, R-MO 8th
- Philip English, R-PA 21st
- Bob Etheridge, D-NC 2nd
- Terry Everett, R-AL 2nd
- Thomas Ewing, R-IL 15th
- Ernie Fletcher, R-KY 6th
- Mark Foley, R-FL 16th
- Michael Forbes, R-NY 1st
- Vito Fossella, R-NY 13th
- Tillie Fowler, R-FL 4th
- Bob Franks, R-NJ 7th
- Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-NJ 11th
- Martin Frost, D-TX 24th
- Elton Gallegly, R-CA 23rd
- Greg Ganske, R-IA 4th
- George W. Gekas, R-PA 17th
- Jim Gibbons, R-NV 2nd
- Paul Gillmor, R-OH 5th
- Benjamin Arthur Gilman, R-NY 20th
- Virgil H. Goode Jr., D-VA 5th
- Bob Goodlatte, R-VA 6th
- Bill Goodling, R-PA 19th
- Bart Gordon, D-TN 6th
- Porter J. Goss, R-FL 14th
- Lindsey Graham, R-SC 3rd
- Kay Granger, R-TX 12th
- Gene Green, D-TX 29th
- Mark Green, R-WI 8th
- Gil Gutknecht, R-MN 1st
- Ralph M. Hall, D-TX 4th
- James Vear Hansen, R-UT 1st
- Doc Hastings, R-WA 4th
- Robin Hayes, R-NC 8th
- J.D. Hayworth, R-AZ 6th
- Joel Hefley, R-CO 5th
- Wally Herger, R-CA 2nd
- Rick Hill, R-MT
- Van Hilleary, R-TN 4th
- Ruben Hinojosa, D-TX 15th
- Dave Hobson, R-OH 7th
- Tim Holden, D-PA 6th
- Steve Horn, R-CA 38th
- John N. Hostettler, R-IN 8th
- Amo Houghton, R-NY 31st
- Kenny Hulshof, R-MO 9th
- Duncan Lee Hunter, R-CA 52nd
- Asa Hutchinson, R-AR 3rd
- Henry J. Hyde, R-IL 6th
- Ernest Jim Istook, R-OK 5th
- William J. Jefferson, D-LA 2nd
- Bill Jenkins, R-TN 1st
- Chris John, D-LA 7th
- Nancy Johnson, R-CT 6th
- Sam Johnson, R-TX 3rd
- Walter B. Jones Jr., R-NC 3rd
- Paul E. Kanjorski, D-PA 11th
- Marcy Kaptur, D-OH 9th
- John Kasich, R-OH 12th
- Sue Kelly, R-NY 19th
- Dale E. Kildee, D-MI 9th
- Peter "Pete" King, R-NY 3rd
- Jack Kingston, R-GA 1st
- Joseph Knollenberg, R-MI 11th
- Steven Kuykendall, R-CA 36th
- Ray LaHood, R-IL 18th
- Nick Lampson, D-TX 9th
- Steve Largent, R-OK 1st
- Tom Latham, R-IA 5th
- Steven C. LaTourette, R-OH 19th
- Jerry Lewis, R-CA 40th
- Ron Lewis, R-KY 2nd
- John E. Linder, R-GA 11th
- Bill Lipinski, D-IL 3rd
- Frank A. LoBiondo, R-NJ 2nd
- Frank D. Lucas, R-OK 6th
- Kenneth Lucas, D-KY 4th
- James H. Maloney, D-CT 5th
- Don Manzullo, R-IL 16th
- Frank R. Mascara, D-PA 20th
- Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY 4th
- Bill McCollum Jr., R-FL 8th
- Jim McCrery, R-LA 4th
- Jim McGovern, D-MA 3rd
- John M. McHugh, R-NY 24th
- Scott McInnis, R-CO 3rd
- David M. McIntosh, R-IN 2nd
- Mike McIntyre, D-NC 7th
- Buck McKeon, R-CA 25th
- Michael McNulty, D-NY 21st
- Bob Menendez, D-NJ 13th
- Jack Metcalf, R-WA 2nd
- John Mica, R-FL 7th
- Dan Miller, R-FL 13th
- Joe Moakley, D-MA 9th
- Alan B. Mollohan, D-WV 1st
- John P. Murtha Jr., D-PA 12th
- Sue Myrick, R-NC 9th
- George Nethercutt, R-WA 5th
- Bob Ney, R-OH 18th
- Charlie Norwood, R-GA 10th
- James Nussle, R-IA 2nd
- Solomon P. Ortiz, D-TX 27th
- Doug Ose, R-CA 3rd
- Michael Garver Oxley, R-OH 4th
- Ron Packard, R-CA 48th
- Frank Pallone, D-NJ 6th
- Bill Pascrell Jr., D-NJ 8th
- Edward A. Pease, R-IN 7th
- Collin Peterson, D-MN 7th
- John E. Peterson, R-PA 5th
- Chip Pickering Jr., R-MS 3rd
- Owen B. Pickett, D-VA 2nd
- Joe Pitts, R-PA 16th
- Richard Pombo, R-CA 11th
- Earl Pomeroy, D-ND
- Rob Portman, R-OH 2nd
- Deborah Pryce, R-OH 15th
- Jack Quinn, R-NY 30th
- George P. Radanovich, R-CA 19th
- Nick Joe Rahall, D-WV 3rd
- James Ramstad, R-MN 3rd
- Ralph Regula, R-OH 16th
- Silvestre Reyes, D-TX 16th
- Tom Reynolds, R-NY 27th
- Bob Riley, R-AL 3rd
- Ciro Rodriguez, D-TX 28th
- Tim Roemer, D-IN 3rd
- James E. Rogan, R-CA 27th
- Hal Rogers, R-KY 5th
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-FL 18th
- Steven R. Rothman, D-NJ 9th
- Marge Roukema, R-NJ 5th
- Ed Royce, R-CA 39th
- Paul D. Ryan, R-WI 1st
- Jim Ryun, R-KS 2nd
- Matt Salmon, R-AZ 1st
- Loretta Sanchez, D-CA 46th
- Mark Sanford Jr., R-SC 1st
- Jim Saxton, R-NJ 3rd
- Bob Schaffer, R-CO 4th
- Pete Sessions, R-TX 5th
- Donald Sherwood, R-PA 10th
- John M. Shimkus, R-IL 20th
- Ronnie Shows, D-MS 4th
- Bud Shuster, R-PA 9th
- Mike Simpson, R-ID 2nd
- Norman Sisisky, D-VA 4th
- Joe Skeen, R-NM 2nd
- Ike Skelton, D-MO 4th
- Adam Smith, D-WA 9th
- Chris Smith, R-NJ 4th
- Lamar S. Smith, R-TX 21st
- Nick Smith, R-MI 7th
- Mark Edward Souder, R-IN 4th
- Floyd D. Spence, R-SC 2nd
- Debbie Stabenow, D-MI 8th
- Cliff Stearns, R-FL 6th
- Charles W. Stenholm, D-TX 17th
- Ted Strickland, D-OH 6th
- Robert Lee Stump, R-AZ 3rd
- John E. Sununu, R-NH 1st
- John Sweeney, R-NY 22nd
- Jim Talent, R-MO 2nd
- Tom Tancredo, R-CO 6th
- Billy Tauzin II, R-LA 3rd
- Chuck Taylor, R-NC 11th
- Gene Taylor, D-MS 5th
- Lee Terry, R-NE 2nd
- Bennie Thompson, D-MS 2nd
- Mac Thornberry, R-TX 13th
- Karen Thurman, D-FL 5th
- Todd Tiahrt, R-KS 4th
- Patrick Toomey, R-PA 15th
- Edolphus Towns, D-NY 10th
- James A. Traficant Jr., D-OH 17th
- Jim Turner, D-TX 2nd
- Fred Upton, R-MI 6th
- Greg Walden, R-OR 2nd
- James T. Walsh, R-NY 25th
- Zach Wamp, R-TN 3rd
- Wes Watkins, R-OK 3rd
- J.C. Watts Jr., R-OK 4th
- Curtis Weldon, R-PA 7th
- Dave Weldon, R-FL 15th
- Jerry Weller, R-IL 11th
- Ed Whitfield, R-KY 1st
- Roger Wicker, R-MS 1st
- Bob Wise, D-WV 2nd
- Frank R. Wolf, R-VA 10th
- Albert Wynn, D-MD 4th
- Don Young, R-AK
- Bill Young, R-FL 10th
- Tom Davis, R-VA 11th
- James Sensenbrenner Jr., R-WI 9th
- John Thune, R-SD
- Robert T. Aderholt, R-AL 4th
- Robert Andrews, D-NJ 1st
- Matthew G. Martinez, D-CA 31st
- Gary G. Miller, R-CA 41st
- Anne Meagher Northup, R-KY 3rd
- Max Sandlin, D-TX 1st
- Eugene Shaw Jr., R-FL 22nd
- Bart Stupak, D-MI 1st
- Heather Wilson, R-NM 1st
- Shelley Berkley, D-NV 1st
- Earl Hilliard, D-AL 7th
- Johnny Isakson, R-GA 6th
- William P. Luther, D-MN 6th
- Joe Scarborough, R-FL 1st
- Robert Berry, D-AR 1st
- Dick Armey, R-TX 26th
- Leonard L. Boswell, D-IA 3rd
- Joe Barton, R-TX 6th
- Rod Blagojevich, D-IL 5th