H.R. 3121 · 115th Congress
All-American Flag Act
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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 115th Congress ended.
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Rokita34 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Jun 29, 2017
- House Passed Nov 29, 2018
This prohibition does not apply if an agency determines that satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of U.S. flags cannot be procured as needed at U.S. market prices.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Nov 29, 2018
All-American Flag Act
(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits agencies from using funds to procure a U.S. flag unless such flag has been 100% manufactured in the United States from materials that have been grown or 100% U.S. produced or manufactured.
This prohibition does not apply if an agency determines that satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of U.S. flags cannot be procured as needed at U.S. market prices.
Nor shall such prohibition apply to procurements:
- by vessels in foreign waters;
- for resale purposes in any military commissary, military exchange, or non-appropriated fund instrumentality operated by an agency; or
- for amounts less than the simplified acquisition threshold.
The President: (1) may waive the prohibition upon determining that a waiver is necessary to comply with a trade agreement, and (2) shall publish a notice in the Federal Register within 30 days of granting a waiver.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: All-American Flag Act
Latest action (Dec 3, 2018): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 29, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Jun 29, 2017
- House Passed Nov 29, 2018
No recorded floor vote found.