The incoming bill would add up to a year to the sentence of people who “burn the flag in furtherance of a crime,” the senator said.
Sen. Josh Hawley said Wednesday that he will “very soon” unveil a bill that aims to add up to a year of prison time for criminal offenders who burn the U.S. flag.
He confirmed to NOTUS that he’s working on the bill with the support of President Donald Trump, who on Tuesday mentioned the flag-burning legislation.
“It would be that if you burn the flag in furtherance of a crime, you would get — it would be up to a one-year enhancement to your sentence,” Hawley said in a brief hallway interview.
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