,,ia #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #dg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bb1 #bjac ,mr4 ,bachus 7for himself and ,mr4 ,lipinski7 introduced the following joint resolution2 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 ,states4 ,that the following article is proposed as an amendment to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states1 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 ratification3 -- ,the ,congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the ,united ,states4 4