Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6680 Introduced in House (IH)] 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6680 To prohibit offices of the legislative branch from using Federal funds to acquire or display any flag or pennant other than the flag of the United States, the flag or pennant of any State or territory or possession of the United States, or the POW-MIA flag. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2023 Mr. Miller of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Webster of Florida, and Mr. Waltz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit offices of the legislative branch from using Federal funds to acquire or display any flag or pennant other than the flag of the United States, the flag or pennant of any State or territory or possession of the United States, or the POW-MIA flag. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITING FLAGS AND PENNANTS ACQUIRED OR DISPLAYED BY

SECTION 1. LIMITING FLAGS AND PENNANTS ACQUIRED OR DISPLAYED BY LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OFFICES. (a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), an office of the legislative branch may not use any funds appropriated or otherwise made available under Federal law during a fiscal year to acquire or display any flag or pennant other than the flag of the United States. (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to any of the following flags or pennants: (1) The flag or pennant of any State or territory or possession of the United States. (2) The flag or pennant of any department or agency of the Government. (3) The POW/MIA flag (as defined in section 1082 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998). (4) The flag or pennant of any of the armed forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code). (c) Effective Date.--This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2024 and each succeeding fiscal year.