[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2242 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2242

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Flag Day as a legal 
                            public holiday.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 19, 2001

Mr. Traficant introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Flag Day as a legal 
                            public holiday.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF FLAG DAY AS A LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

    (a) In General.--Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after ``Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.'' 
the following undesignated paragraph:
            ``Flag Day, June 14.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2001.
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