Stars and Stripes Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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.
- IntroducedJun 1, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stars and Stripes Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the Department of State from displaying any flag or banner at a diplomatic or consular post other than specified flags.
Such flags are (1) the U.S. flag; (2) the flag of the country wherein the post is located; (3) the flag of a state, territory, or possession of the United States; (4) a departmental or secretarial flag; (5) the flag of an Armed Force; or (6) a flag to honor prisoners of war or those missing in action.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 1, 2021 to Jun 16, 2021; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Jun 1, 2021 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Jun 1, 2021 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Jun 1, 2021 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | Jun 1, 2021 |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Original | Jun 1, 2021 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Jun 1, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jun 4, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 1, 2021 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Jun 1, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 1, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 167, no. 95, June 1, 2021, page H2686.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 4, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of State to restrict the display of flags at diplomatic and consular posts.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stars and Stripes Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2021Introduced 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.
