H.J.Res. 40House108th Congress (2003-2005)In Committee

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to guarantee the right to use and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the national motto.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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Rep. Trent FranksR-AZ-2 · Jul 14, 2003

Mr. Speaker, June 25, I attended the funeral of the Honorable Bob Stump in Phoenix, Arizona and missed votes on the following measures: S. 858--To extend the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission,…

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 18, 2003

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 40 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 40

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
guarantee the right to use and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag and the national motto.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 18, 2003

Mr. Pickering (for himself, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Norwood, Mr.
Pitts, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Capito, Mr.
Ballenger, and Mr. Barton of Texas) introduced the following joint
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
guarantee the right to use and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag and the national motto.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, 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 ratification:

``Article --

``Section 1. The first article of amendment to the Constitution of
the United States shall not be construed to prohibit the recitation of
the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, which shall be, `I pledge
allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the
Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.'.
``Section 2. The first article of amendment to the Constitution of
the United States shall not be construed to prohibit the recitation or
use of the national motto, which shall be, `In God we trust'.''.
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