HR 144 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Old Glory Only Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Jeff Duncan R-SC

Latest action · Jan 3, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign 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 HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Old Glory Only Act

This bill prohibits the flying of any flag other than the U.S. flag over U.S. diplomatic and consular posts.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2019 to Nov 13, 2019; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-AZ	Andy Biggs	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-AZ	Debbie Lesko	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-IN	Jim Banks	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-CO	Ken Buck	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-NC	Mark Meadows	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-SC	Ralph Norman	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-IA	Steve King	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-MS	Trent Kelly	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-MD	Andy Harris		Jan 8, 2019
R-FL	Bill Posey		Jan 8, 2019
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Jan 8, 2019
R-TX	Louie Gohmert		Jan 11, 2019
R-NC	Richard Hudson		Jan 11, 2019
R-VA	Denver Riggleman		Feb 28, 2019

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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Foreign Affairs Committee	Referred Jan 3, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 grants Congress the power to exercise exclusive legislation pertaining to ``other needful Buildings'' owned by the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 1, January 3, 2019, page H215.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 85	Old Glory Only Act	Reintroduced Bill	Jan 4, 2021
HR 6450	Old Glory Only Act	Reintroduction of	Jul 19, 2018

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To prohibit the flying of any flag other than the United States flag over United States diplomatic and consular posts, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Old Glory Only Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House

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