Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

This measure would change the Constitution to let Congress make laws that ban the physical desecration of the United States flag . It does not itself create a ban or set any penalties; it only gives Congress the power to do so in a future law .

• Key points
  • Who is affected: People who damage or destroy U.S. flags on purpose; communities where such acts might occur .
  • What changes: Adds constitutional authority for Congress to prohibit physical desecration of the flag .
  • When: Timing for any actual ban or penalties is not specified here; those would depend on later laws .