Bill107th CongressFiled Aug 1, 2002Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 2894
Flag Protection Act of 2002
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Aug 1, 2002)
Flag Protection Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal criminal code to revise provisions regarding desecration of the U.S. flag to: (1) include as a "flag" one that would be taken to be a U.S. flag by a reasonable observer; (2) prohibit destroying or damaging a flag with the primary purpose and intent to, and under circumstances in which such action is reasonably likely to, produce imminent violence or a breach of the peace; and (3) prohibit stealing or knowingly converting to personal use or the use of another a U.S. flag belonging to the United States, or, on U.S. lands, a U.S. flag belonging to another person, and intentionally destroying or damaging that flag.
What just happenedAug 1, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY](R-KY)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 D
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- Aug 1, 2002IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Aug 1, 2002IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate