[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1330 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1330

To amend title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the 
 flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in 
                           the line of duty.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2011

  Mr. Larson of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the 
 flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in 
                           the line of duty.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Honoring Hometown Heroes Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING THE FLAG TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN THE EVENT OF 
              THE DEATH OF A FIRST RESPONDER SERVING IN THE LINE OF 
              DUTY.

    (a) Amendment.--The sixth sentence of section 7(m) of title 4, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' after ``possession of the United 
        States'' and inserting a comma;
            (2) by inserting ``, or the death of a first responder from 
        any State, territory, or possession, who dies while serving in 
        the line of duty'' after ``while serving on active duty,'';
            (3) by striking ``and'' after ``former officials of the 
        District of Columbia'' and inserting a comma; and
            (4) by inserting before the period the following: ``, and 
        first responders from the District of Columbia''.
    (b) First Responder Defined.--Such subsection is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) the term `first responder' means a firefighter, 
        police officer, or emergency medical service provider.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to 
deaths occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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