,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,lipinski 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,duncan of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,amodei1    
,mr4 ,michaud1 and ,mr4 ,bachus7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,expressing the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives that ,members of       
,congress should support and promote the
 respectful and dignified disposal of   
worn and tattered ,american flags4      
,whereas the ,american flag has         
represented the ,united ,states and     
,american principles at home and abroad 
for over #bjj years2 ,whereas the       
,american flag is seen as a symbol of   
freedom and democracy at home and       
abroad2 ,whereas the ,united ,states    
,armed ,forces have proudly raised the  
,american flag in conflicts overseas for
 generations2 ,whereas the evolution of 
the ,american flag design is a window   

into ,united ,states history and        
government2 ,whereas ,president ,woodrow
 ,wilson proclaimed ,june #ad1 #aiag1 as
 a day for ,united ,states citizens to  
come together to celebrate ,flag ,day2  
,whereas in #aidi1 ,congress officially 
designated ,june #ad as ,flag ,day1 and 
in #aiff designated the week in which   
,june #ad occurs as ,national ,flag     
,week2 ,whereas every ,flag ,day1       
,united ,states citizens are called upon
 to display ,american flags in and      
around their homes2 ,whereas the        
,american flag accompanies the caskets  
of men and women in the ,united ,states 
,armed ,forces who have given the       
ultimate sacrifice for their ,nation2   
,whereas the ,american ,legion1 the     
,veterans of ,foreign ,wars1 the ,boy   
,scouts of ,america1 and other          
organizations perform a public service  
by conducting dignified flag disposal   
services2 ,whereas in the ,city of      
,chicago1 ,illinois1 a recent statute   
allows worn and tattered flags to be    

brought to police and fire stations for 
proper and respectful disposal2 ,whereas
 the ,united ,states ,flag ,code sets   
standards for proper etiquette in       
displaying1 caring for1 and repairing   
the ,american flag2 and ,whereas the    
,united ,states ,flag ,code also states 
that worn or tattered ,american flags1  
should be destroyed in a dignified      
manner1 preferably by burning3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
the ,house of ,representatives that--   
7#a7 elected ,members of ,congress      
should work to promote public awareness 
of the importance of proper flag        
etiquette1 including the proper disposal
 of worn and tattered ,american flags2  
7#b7 elected ,members of ,congress      
should work to aid the respectful and   
dignified disposal of worn and tattered 
,american flags in their districts and  
among their constituents1 and should    
cooperate with the ,american ,legion1   
the ,veterans of ,foreign ,wars1 the    
,boy ,scouts of ,america1 and other such

 organizations in their efforts2  7#c7  
the ,american ,legion1 the ,veterans of 
,foreign ,wars1 the ,boy ,scouts of     
,america1 and other organizations that  
conduct respectful ceremonies disposing 
of worn and tattered ,american flags    
should be commended for the public      
service they perform for all ,united    
,states citizens2 and  7#d7 the ,city of
 ,chicago1 ,illinois1 should be         
commended for its policies regarding    
flag disposal1 making it easy and       
convenient for its citizens to properly 
dispose of their tattered and worn      
,american flags4