IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 61 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2017 Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Amodei , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia , Mr. Aderholt , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Byrne , Mr. Olson , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Fortenberry , Mr. Cook , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , and Mr. Johnson of Ohio ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:  — The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. .