All-American Flag Act
Latest action · Jul 30, 2024 Became Public Law No: 118-74.
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, 2023
- Passed SenateNov 2, 2023
- Passed HouseJul 22, 2024
- To the PresidentJul 25, 2024
- Became lawJul 30, 2024Public Law 118-74
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 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2023 to Jul 18, 2023; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jun 14, 2023 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Jun 14, 2023 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jun 14, 2023 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jul 18, 2023 |
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, 2023Markup Jul 26, 2023Reported Sep 5, 2023 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2024Signed by President.
- Jul 30, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-74.
- Jul 25, 2024Presented to President.
- Jul 22, 2024Ms. Mace moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 22, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4716-4717)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4716, H4717Text printed H4716 | Eric Sorensen D-IL, Jamie Raskin D-MD, Nancy Mace R-SC | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5332Text printed S5332Amendments S5332 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Nov 2, 2023 |
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
- Aug 15, 2023S. 1973, All-American Flag ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 26, 2023
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42853 | Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues | Report | Oct 22, 2026 |
| R45618 | The International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Origins, Evolution, and Use | Report | Sep 1, 2025 |
| R46567 | National Emergencies Act: Expedited Procedures in the House and Senate | Report | Feb 3, 2025 |
| R48312 | Noncitizen Eligibility for the Child Tax Credit: In Brief | Report | Dec 16, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6206 | All-American Flag Act | Related bill | Nov 2, 2023 |
Titles 5
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
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- All-American Flag Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- All-American Flag Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 2, 2023Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 5, 2023Reported to Senate
- Jun 14, 2023Introduced 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.
