H.R. 1974 · 109th Congress
Flag Protection Act of 2005
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Flag Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal criminal code to revise provisions regarding desecration of the flag to set penalties with respect to persons who: (1) destroy or damage a U.S.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 28, 2005
Flag Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal criminal code to revise provisions regarding desecration of the flag to set penalties with respect to persons who: (1) destroy or damage a U.S. flag with intent to provoke, and in circumstances reasonably likely to produce, imminent violence or a breach of the peace; (2) steal or knowingly convert to their use, or the use of another, a U.S. flag belonging to the United States and intentionally destroy or damage that flag; and (3) within any lands reserved for the use of the United States, or under the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction thereof, steal or knowingly convert to their use, or the use of another, a U.S. flag belonging to another person and intentionally destroy or damage that flag.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the States should enact prohibitions similar to the provisions of this Act.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Flag Protection Act of 2005
Latest action (Jun 6, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 28, 2005
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.