Chronology: January 7, 2011

On January 7, 2011, Representative Jo Ann Emerson (MO) reintroduced legislation for the 112th Congress proposing a constitutional amendment which would restore to Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag.  House Joint Resolution (H.J. Res.) 13, simply reads: "The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States."