[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5938 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5938

To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United 
States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor 
                      of the District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2016

  Ms. Norton 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 permit the flag of the United 
States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor 
                      of the District of Columbia.

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

SECTION 1. FLYING FLAG OF UNITED STATES AT HALF-STAFF IN THE EVENT OF 
              THE DEATH OF THE MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    Section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Government and 
        the Governor of a State, territory, or possession,'' and 
        inserting ``Government, the Governor of a State, territory, or 
        possession, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia,''; and
            (2) in the eighth sentence, by striking ``or the Governor 
        of a State, territory, or possession;'' and inserting ``, the 
        Governor of a State, territory, or possession, or the Mayor of 
        the District of Columbia;''.
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