119-hres49

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 49 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 49

 Prohibiting Members of the House of Representatives from bringing or 
 displaying a flag of a foreign nation on the floor of the House, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 16, 2025

 Mrs. Cammack (for herself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Bost, Ms. 
 Malliotakis, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Babin, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Collins, 
Mrs. Luna, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Langworthy, and Mrs. 
 Bice) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Rules

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 RESOLUTION

 Prohibiting Members of the House of Representatives from bringing or 
 displaying a flag of a foreign nation on the floor of the House, and 
 for other purposes.

 Resolved,

 prohibition with respect to flag of a foreign nation on the floor of 
 the house

 

Section 1.

    (a) Prohibition.--

    (1) In general.--During a session of the House of 
 Representatives, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
 may not bring or display on the floor of the House any flag of 
 a foreign nation.

    (2) Application.--Except as provided under subsection

    (b) , 
 the prohibition under subsection

    (a) shall apply to a flag of a 
 foreign nation regardless of the size of the flag.

    (b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection

    (a) shall not 
apply--

    (1) to a flag of a foreign nation worn as a lapel pin by a 
 Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner; or

    (2) to a depiction of a flag of a foreign nation used as 
 part of an exhibit by a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
 Commissioner during a speech or debate under the Rules of the 
 House of Representatives.
            (c) Enforcement.--The Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of 
Representatives is charged with the enforcement of the prohibition 
under subsection

    (a) .
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