HR 4137 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Make American Flags in America Act of 2023

Introduced Jun 14, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Elise M. Stefanik R-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 16, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

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 14, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2023 to Dec 4, 2024; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAnna Paulina LunaOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-NYAnthony D'EspositoOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-NYGeorge SantosOriginalJun 14, 2023
D-OHGreg LandsmanOriginalJun 14, 2023
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalJun 14, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-LAJulia LetlowOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-NYNicholas A. LangworthyOriginalJun 14, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJun 14, 2023
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-SCRussell FryOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-OHTroy BaldersonOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOriginalJun 14, 2023
R-TXMonica De La CruzJun 23, 2023
D-TXColin Z. AllredJun 27, 2023
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoJun 30, 2023
R-LAClay HigginsJun 30, 2023
R-TXWesley HuntMay 1, 2024
R-NYMichael LawlerMay 21, 2024
R-MNBrad FinstadJun 14, 2024
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanJun 26, 2024
R-ALRobert B. AderholtDec 4, 2024

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 14, 2023
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 14, 2023
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
Referred Jun 16, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 16, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
  2. Jun 14, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jun 14, 2023Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To require that federal agencies procure and display American flags that are 100% made in the United States using only materials from America.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 104, June 14, 2023, page H2934.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2001Make American Flags in America Act of 2023Identical billJun 14, 2023
HR 8290Make American Flags in America Act of 2022Reintroduction ofNov 1, 2022

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To require certain flags of the United States to be made in the United States, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Make American Flags in America Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2023Introduced in House

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