HR 3952 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

To limit the flags that may be flown over a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced Jun 9, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Mike Bost R-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 17, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 9, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2023 to Jul 14, 2023; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAaron BeanOriginalJun 9, 2023
R-FLAnna Paulina LunaOriginalJun 9, 2023
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalJun 9, 2023
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalJun 9, 2023
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalJun 9, 2023
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalJun 9, 2023
R-AZElijah CraneOriginalJun 9, 2023
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalJun 9, 2023
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalJun 9, 2023
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJun 9, 2023
R-TXKeith SelfOriginalJun 9, 2023
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalJun 9, 2023
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalJun 9, 2023
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalJun 9, 2023
R-MSMike EzellOriginalJun 9, 2023
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Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 9, 2023
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Referred Jul 17, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 17, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
  2. Jun 9, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jun 9, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' 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: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Limiting the flags that may be flown over the Department of Veterans Affairs to: the flag of the United States, the flag of a State, the flag of a Indian Tribal government, the flag of the Department, the flag of an Armed Force, and the POW/ MIA flag.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 101, June 9, 2023, page H2789.

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To limit the flags that may be flown over a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 9, 2023Introduced in House

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