HR 8050 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Fallen Heroes Flag Reauthorization Act of 2022

Introduced Jun 14, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Chris Pappas D-NH

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Latest action · Jun 14, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 14, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fallen Heroes Flag Reauthorization Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 a program through which a Member of Congress may provide, at no cost, a Capitol-flown flag to commemorate a firefighter, law enforcement officer, or other public safety officer who died in the line of duty if an immediate family member of the deceased requests such a flag.

Cosponsors 46

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2022 to Aug 30, 2022; 36 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJun 14, 2022
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-LAJulia LetlowOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-ILMike BostOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-PAMike KellyOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-NCTed BuddOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-NJTom MalinowskiOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalJun 14, 2022
R-SCTom RiceOriginalJun 14, 2022
D-MDAnthony G. BrownJun 15, 2022
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupJun 15, 2022
R-COKen BuckJun 15, 2022
R-CAYoung KimJun 15, 2022
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenJun 23, 2022
D-NYGrace MengJun 23, 2022
R-KSTracey MannJun 23, 2022
D-NYPaul TonkoJul 1, 2022
R-WIGlenn GrothmanJul 29, 2022
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyAug 30, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Jun 14, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jun 14, 2022Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 101, June 14, 2022, page H5546.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To reauthorize the Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Fallen Heroes Flag Reauthorization Act of 2022

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2022Introduced in House

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