Bill Details
S.576 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-02-13
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Committees
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Sponsors
Cosponsors
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This bill would generally require that only the U.S. flag be flown, hung, or otherwise shown on the outside of certain public buildings and in public indoor areas such as entrances and hallways. The rule would apply to places like federal buildings, congressional buildings, military installations, and U.S. embassies and consulates. However, the bill also lists many exceptions, allowing certain other flags to be displayed in specific situations, such as for military, government, historical, ceremonial, or local use.
- Some flags would still be allowed, including POW/MIA flags, hostage and wrongful detainee flags, and flags for visiting foreign diplomats.
- Members of Congress could display their state flag in or outside their offices, and federal agencies could display their own agency flag.
- Flags tied to the Armed Forces, public safety, special national observances, and some historical U.S. flags would also be allowed.
- The bill also allows flags for religious ceremonies at military sites, flags representing Indian Tribes, and flags for the state, county, city, or local area where the building is located.
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Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 576 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 576
To prohibit the flying, draping, or other display of any flag other
than the flag of the United States at covered public buildings, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 13, 2025
Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Wicker)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit the flying, draping, or other display of any flag other
than the flag of the United States at covered public buildings, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``One Flag for All Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FLAGS OTHER THAN THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered public building.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the term ``covered public building'' has the
meaning given the term ``public building'' in section
3301(a) of title 40, United States Code.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ``covered public
building'' includes--
(i) a building in use by the Senate or
House of Representatives or otherwise under the
jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol;
(ii) a military installation; and
(iii) any embassy or consulate of the
United States.
(2) Flag of the united states.--The term ``flag of the
United States'' has the meaning given the term in section
700(b) of title 18, United States Code.
(3) Military installation.--The term ``military
installation'' has the meaning given the term in section
2801(c) of title 10, United States Code.
(b) Prohibitions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
except as provided in subsection (c), no flag that is not the flag of
the United States may be flown, draped, or otherwise displayed--
(1) on the exterior of a covered public building; or
(2) in an area of a covered public building that is fully
accessible to the public, including an entryway or hallway.
(c) Exceptions.--The prohibitions under subsection (b) shall not
apply to--
(1) a National League of Families POW/MIA flag (as
designated by section 902(a) of title 36, United States Code);
(2) a Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag (as designated by
section 904(a) of title 36, United States Code);
(3) any flag that represents the nation of a visiting
diplomat or a representative of the government of that nation
visiting the covered public building at which the flag is
displayed;
(4) in the case of a Member of Congress, the State flag of
the State represented by the Member that is located outside or
within the office of the Member;
(5) any flag that represents a unit or branch of the Armed
Forces or any flag that supports the Armed Forces;
(6) any flag of historical significance to the United
States, including the Betsy Ross flag, the Gadsden flag, and
the Bennington flag;
(7) any flag that represents public safety;
(8) any flag commemorating a special national observance,
including any 9/11 memorial, Remembrance Day, Veterans Day, or
Memorial Day flag;
(9) in the case of a religious liturgy or ceremony at a
military installation or facility, any flag that represents a
religious organization or church that is described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
taxation under section 501(a) of that Code;
(10) in the case of a Federal agency, any flag that
represents the Federal agency;
(11) any flag that represents an Indian Tribe (as defined
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); or
(12) any flag that represents the State, territory, county,
city, or local jurisdiction in which the covered public
building is located.
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