All-American Flag Act
Latest action · Dec 12, 2022 By Senator Peters from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 117-240.
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 14, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 14, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Jun 14, 2022 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Jun 14, 2022 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jun 14, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2022Markup Sep 28, 2022Reported Dec 8, 2022 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2022By Senator Peters from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 117-240.
- Dec 8, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
- Dec 8, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 614.
- Sep 28, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 14, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Jun 14, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 9, 2022S. 4399, All-American Flag ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs on September 28, 2022
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 | Reintroduction of | Jun 25, 2019 |
| HR 8071 | All-American Flag Act | Identical bill | Jun 15, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 Reported to Senate
- All-American Flag Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2022Reported to Senate
- Jun 14, 2022Introduced 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.
