National POW/MIA Flag Act
Latest action · Nov 7, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-67.
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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2019
- Passed SenateMay 2, 2019
- Passed HouseOct 22, 2019
- To the PresidentOct 29, 2019
- Became lawNov 7, 2019Public Law 116-67
Summary
National POW/MIA Flag Act
The bill changes the days on which the POW/MIA flag is required to be displayed at specified locations to all days on which the U.S. flag is displayed. (Current law requires the POW/MIA flag to be displayed only on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, National POW/MIA Recognition Day, and Veterans Day.)
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2019 to Apr 30, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Apr 11, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Apr 30, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 7, 2019Discharged May 2, 2019 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 7, 2019 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred May 20, 2019 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 7, 2019Signed by President.
- Nov 7, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-67.
- Oct 29, 2019Presented to President.
- Oct 22, 2019Mr. Cohen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 22, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8354-8355)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H8354, H8355Text printed H8354 | Ben Cline R-VA, Chris Pappas D-NH, Steve Cohen D-TN | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2624Text printed S2624 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | May 2, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33436 | Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress | Report | Jan 6, 2023 |
| R41610 | Wilderness: Issues and Legislation | Report | Oct 12, 2022 |
| R47242 | North Korea: September 2022 Update Archived | Report | Sep 15, 2022 |
| R41481 | U.S.-South Korea Relations | Report | Feb 24, 2022 |
| R46217 | Indo-Pacific Strategies of U.S. Allies and Partners: Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Jan 30, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1579 | National POW/MIA Flag Act | Identical bill | Apr 8, 2019 |
| S 3698 | National POW/MIA Flag Act | Reintroduction of | Dec 3, 2018 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the United States is displayed on certain Federal property.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- National POW/MIA Flag Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- National POW/MIA Flag Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National POW/MIA Flag Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- National POW/MIA Flag Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- National POW/MIA Flag Act
- Short Titles from RFH (Referred to House) bill text
- National POW/MIA Flag Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 7, 2019Referred in House
- May 2, 2019Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced 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.
