All-American Flag Act
Latest action · Jan 16, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Passed HouseJan 15, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
All-American Flag Act
This bill prohibits agencies from using funds to procure a U.S. flag unless such flag has been manufactured in the United States from materials that have been U.S. grown, produced, or manufactured. The bill specifies exceptions to this prohibition, including an exception if flags of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity cannot be procured as needed at market prices.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 15, 2019; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2019 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2019 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jan 15, 2019Mr. Cummings moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 15, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H566-567)
- Jan 15, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 113.
- Jan 15, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H566)
- Jan 15, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H566, H567Text printed H566 | Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jan 15, 2019 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 1, January 3, 2019, page H214.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46449 | Tallying Federal Funding for COVID-19: In Brief Archived | Report | Oct 15, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1963 | All-American Flag Act | Identical bill | Jun 25, 2019 |
| HR 8071 | All-American Flag Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 15, 2022 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- All-American Flag Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- All-American Flag Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- All-American Flag Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jan 15, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
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.
