Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016
Latest action · May 16, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-156.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2016
- Passed SenateApr 19, 2016
- Passed HouseMay 10, 2016
- To the PresidentMay 13, 2016
- Became lawMay 16, 2016Public Law 114-156
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016
(Sec. 3) This bill allows the Representative or Senator of an immediate family member of a deceased firefighter, law enforcement officer, member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew, or public safety officer who died in the line of duty to give the family, on request, a Capitol-flown flag, together with a certificate, signed by the official providing the flag (the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Representative, or the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Senator), that contains an expression of sympathy for the family.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2016 to Apr 14, 2016; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Apr 6, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2016Discharged Apr 19, 2016 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2016Signed by President.
- May 16, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-156.
- May 13, 2016Presented to President.
- May 10, 2016Mr. Nugent moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 10, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2164-2166)
- May 10, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2755.
- May 10, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2164-2165)
- May 10, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 20, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 20, 2016Received in the House.
- Apr 20, 2016Held at the desk.
- Apr 19, 2016Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2201-2202)
- Apr 19, 2016Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2201-2202)
- Apr 19, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2202)
- Apr 6, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Apr 6, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
In the Congressional Record 6
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2860 | Jerry Moran R-KS | May 17, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2797 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | May 16, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2326 | Richard B. Nugent R-FL | May 12, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2164–H2166Text printed H2164 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Richard B. Nugent R-FL, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 10, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2509 | Roy Blunt R-MO | Apr 28, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45104 | Guide to Committee Activity Reports: Purpose, Rules, and Contents | Report | Jun 2, 2025 |
| R47296 | Legislative Branch: FY2023 Appropriations | Report | Mar 13, 2023 |
| R43851 | Clean Air Issues in the 114th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 21, 2016 |
| R43313 | Mexico’s Oil and Gas Sector: Background, Reform Efforts, and Implications for the United States Archived | Report | Sep 28, 2015 |
| R42074 | U.S. Natural Gas Exports: New Opportunities, Uncertain Outcomes Archived | Report | Jan 28, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 723 | Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2015 | Related bill | May 13, 2015 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of firefighters, law enforcement officers, members of rescue squads or ambulance crews, and public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Apr 19, 2016Engrossed in Senate
- Apr 6, 2016Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
