Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB1313 Compare Versions

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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 1313
5	5	To prohibit the flying, draping, or other display of any flag other than
6	6	the flag of the United States at public buildings, and for other purposes.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	FEBRUARY13, 2025
9	9	Mrs. H
10	10	ARSHBARGER(for herself, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. HUNT, Mrs. MILLERof
11	11	Illinois, Mr. C
12	12	RAWFORD, Mr. SCHMIDT, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. WEBSTERof
13	13	Florida, Mr. W
14	14	EBERof Texas, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. MOOREof Alabama,
15	15	Mr. B
16	16	AIRD, Mr. JOHNSONof South Dakota, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. VAN
17	17	O
18	18	RDEN, Mr. MANN, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. LEEof Florida, Mr. HAMADEH
19	19	of Arizona, Mr. D
20	20	ONALDS, and Mr. BURLISON) introduced the following
21	21	bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
22	22	structure, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign
23	23	Affairs, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently deter-
24	24	mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
25	25	as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
26	26	A BILL
27	27	To prohibit the flying, draping, or other display of any flag
28	28	other than the flag of the United States at public build-
29	29	ings, and for other purposes.
30	30	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
31	31	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
32	32	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
33	33	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘One Flag for All Act’’. 4
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37	37	SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FLAGS OTHER THAN THE FLAG OF 1
38	38	THE UNITED STATES. 2
39	39	(a) P
40	40	ROHIBITIONS.—No flag that is not the flag of 3
41	41	the United States may be flown, draped, or otherwise dis-4
42	42	played— 5
43	43	(1) on the exterior of a covered public building; 6
44	44	or 7
45	45	(2) in an area of a covered public building that 8
46	46	is fully accessible to the public, including an 9
47	47	entryway or hallway. 10
48	48	(b) E
49	49	XCEPTIONS.—The prohibitions under subsection 11
50	50	(a) shall not apply to— 12
51	51	(1) a National League of Families POW/MIA 13
52	52	flag (as designated by section 902 of title 36, United 14
53	53	States Code); 15
54	54	(2) a Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag (as 16
55	55	designated by section 904 of title 36, United States 17
56	56	Code); 18
57	57	(3) any flag that represents the nation of a vis-19
58	58	iting diplomat or a representative of the government 20
59	59	of such nation visiting the public building at which 21
60	60	the flag is displayed; 22
61	61	(4) in the case of a Member of Congress, the 23
62	62	State flag of the State represented by such Member 24
63	63	that is located outside or within the office of the 25
64	64	Member; 26
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68	68	(5) any flag that represents a unit or branch of 1
69	69	the Armed Forces or a flag supporting the Armed 2
70	70	Forces; 3
71	71	(6) any flag of historical significance to the 4
72	72	United States, including the Betsy Ross flag, the 5
73	73	Gadsden flag, and the Bennington flag; 6
74	74	(7) a flag representing public safety; 7
75	75	(8) a flag commemorating a specific national 8
76	76	observance, including the 9/11 Memorial flag and 9
77	77	the Remembrance Day flag; 10
78	78	(9) in the case of a religious liturgy or cere-11
79	79	mony at a military installation or facility, any flag 12
80	80	that represents a religious organization or church 13
81	81	that is covered by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 14
82	82	Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 15
83	83	section 501(a) of such Code; 16
84	84	(10) in the case of a Federal agency, a flag rep-17
85	85	resenting such agency; 18
86	86	(11) any flag that represents an Indian Tribe 19
87	87	(as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-20
88	88	mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 21
89	89	5304)); or 22
90	90	(12) any flag that represents the State, terri-23
91	91	tory, county, city, or local jurisdiction in which the 24
92	92	public building is located. 25
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96	96	(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 1
97	97	(1) F
98	98	LAG OF THE UNITED STATES .—The term 2
99	99	‘‘flag of the United States’’ has the meaning given 3
100	100	the term in section 700(b) of title 18, United States 4
101	101	Code. 5
102	102	(2) C
103	103	OVERED PUBLIC BUILDING .— 6
104	104	(A) I
105	105	N GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered 7
106	106	public building’’ has the meaning given the 8
107	107	term in section 3301(a) of title 40, United 9
108	108	States Code. 10
109	109	(B) I
110	110	NCLUSION.—The term ‘‘public build-11
111	111	ing’’ includes— 12
112	112	(i) a building in use by the Senate or 13
113	113	the House of Representatives, or otherwise 14
114	114	under the jurisdiction of the Architect of 15
115	115	the Capitol; 16
116	116	(ii) a military installation (as defined 17
117	117	in section 2801(c) of title 10, United 18
118	118	States Code); and 19
119	119	(iii) any embassy or consulate of the 20
120	120	United States. 21
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