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H.J.Res. 40 · 108th Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to guarantee the right to use and recite the…

Full title

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to guarantee the right to use and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the national motto.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

CPR PickeringSponsor
11 cosponsors · 1 D, 10 R
CBR Ballenger JBR Barton SCR Capito WJR Jones CNR Norwood JPR Pitts JTD Turner ZWR Wamp VGR Goode BBR Beauprez RWR Wicker

8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the first article of amendment to the U.S.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 18, 2003
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the first article of amendment to the U.S. Constitution shall not be construed to prohibit the: (1) recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, which shall be, "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all;" nor (2) recitation or use of the national motto, which shall be, "In God we trust."

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to guarantee the right to use and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the national motto.

Latest action (May 5, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 18, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.