118 HR 6680 IH: 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. U.S. House of Representatives 2023-12-07 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6680IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 7, 2023Mr. 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 AdministrationA BILLTo 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.

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.