H.R. 692 · 110th Congress
Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007
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23 cosponsors · 19 D, 4 R
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- House Introduced Jan 24, 2007
- House Passed May 15, 2007 408–4
- Senate Passed Jun 14, 2007
- President To the President Jun 20, 2007
- President Signed Jun 29, 2007
- Law Jun 29, 2007
Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007 - Amends federal law with regard to the flying of the national flag at half-staff to: (1) allow a governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States (governor) to proclaim that the national flag be flown at half-staff upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces from…
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jun 29, 2007
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 9, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007 - Amends federal law with regard to the flying of the national flag at half-staff to: (1) allow a governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States (governor) to proclaim that the national flag be flown at half-staff upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces from the governor's state, territory, or possession who dies while serving on active duty; (2) provide the same authority to the Mayor of the District of Columbia (District) with respect to present or former District officials and members of the Armed Forces from the District; and (3) require, when a governor or Mayor of the District issues such a proclamation, the national flag flown at any federal installation or facility in that state, territory, possession, or District to be flown at half-staff consistent with that proclamation.
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Official title: Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007
Latest action (Jun 29, 2007): Became Public Law No: 110-41.
Policy area: Commemorations · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 24, 2007
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- House Introduced Jan 24, 2007
- House Passed May 15, 2007 408–4
- Senate Passed Jun 14, 2007
- President To the President Jun 20, 2007
- President Signed Jun 29, 2007
- Law Jun 29, 2007
Final vote · House · May 15, 2007
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi