119-hres167

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 167 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 167

 To establish uniform standards for flag displays in the House of 
 Representatives facilities.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 26, 2025

Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mrs. Harshbarger, and 
Mr. McDowell) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
 the Committee on House Administration

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 RESOLUTION

 To establish uniform standards for flag displays in the House of 
 Representatives facilities.

 Resolved,

SECTION 1. SCOPE AND APPLICATION.

    (a) Application.--This resolution shall apply to the following:

    (1) Office buildings of the House of Representatives;

    (2) Any office or facility used by the leadership of the 
 House of Representatives for official purposes.

    (3) Any locations used for official purposes by a committee 
 of the House of Representatives.

    (4) Any other area under the jurisdiction of the House of 
 Representatives.

    (b) Exception.--Nothing in this resolution shall apply to the 
individual personal office space of a Member of the House of 
Representatives.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZED FLAG DISPLAYS.

 In any location covered by 

section 1, the only flags that may be 
displayed are the following:

    (1) The United States flag, as defined in 

section 700

    (b) of 
 title 18, United States Code.

    (2) The official House of Representatives flags and 
 insignia.

    (3) The State flag of the represented district of a Member 
 of the House of Representatives, displayed adjacent to the 
 office of such Member.

    (4) A military service flag.

    (5) The POW/MIA flag.

    (6) Any flag eligible to be displayed in the Hall of Tribal 
 Nations of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Museum Program.

    (7) The flags of visiting foreign dignitaries during an 
 official visit.

SEC. 3. OVERSIGHT.

 The Administration Committee of the House of Representatives and 
the Sergeant of Arms shall oversee the application of this resolution, 
including by--

    (1) establishing a process for reviewing and approving 
 temporary exceptions; and

    (2) implementing a timeline for compliance with the 
 requirements of this resolution, including an initial 
 implementation date that is not later than 30 days after the 
 date of enactment of this resolution.
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