PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 63-36. Record Vote No: 600. (consideration: CR S18394-18395)
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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 21, 1995
Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Congress and the States shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.
People & committees
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R–UT
Legislative record
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Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 63-36. Record Vote No: 600. (consideration: CR S18394-18395)
Senate roll call 600 · Individual votesFailed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 63-36. Record Vote No: 600.(consideration: CR S18394-18395)
Senate roll call 600 · Individual votesRuling of the Chair sustained by Yea-Nay Vote. 90-9. Record Vote No: 598.
Senate roll call 598 · Individual votesConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S18373-18394)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S18315-18333, S18336-18360)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S18253-18262, S18264-18268, S18272-18286)
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S18228)
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S18086)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S18038-18049, S18056-18057, S18059-18063)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 195.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. With written report No. 104-148. Additional and minority and supplemental views filed.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch without amendment. With written report No. 104-148. Additional and minority and supplemental views filed.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4275-4276)
Introduced in Senate
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