119-s576

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 576 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 576

 To prohibit the flying, draping, or other display of any flag other 
than the flag of the United States at covered public buildings, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 13, 2025

Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Wicker) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
 Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To prohibit the flying, draping, or other display of any flag other 
than the flag of the United States at covered public buildings, and for 
 other purposes.

 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 ``One Flag for All Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FLAGS OTHER THAN THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Covered public building.--
        (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
        (B) , the term ``covered public building'' has the 
 meaning given the term ``public building'' in 

section 3301

    (a) of title 40, United States Code.
        (B) Inclusions.--The term ``covered public 
 building'' includes--
            (i) a building in use by the Senate or 
 House of Representatives or otherwise under the 
 jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol;
            (ii) a military installation; and
            (iii) any embassy or consulate of the 
 United States.

    (2) Flag of the united states.--The term ``flag of the 
 United States'' has the meaning given the term in 

section 700

    (b) of title 18, United States Code.

    (3) Military installation.--The term ``military 
 installation'' has the meaning given the term in 

section 2801
            (c) of title 10, United States Code.

    (b) Prohibitions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
except as provided in subsection
            (c) , no flag that is not the flag of 
the United States may be flown, draped, or otherwise displayed--

    (1) on the exterior of a covered public building; or

    (2) in an area of a covered public building that is fully 
 accessible to the public, including an entryway or hallway.
            (c) Exceptions.--The prohibitions under subsection

    (b) shall not 
apply to--

    (1) a National League of Families POW/MIA flag (as 
 designated by 

section 902

    (a) of title 36, United States Code);

    (2) a Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag (as designated by 
 

section 904

    (a) of title 36, United States Code);

    (3) any flag that represents the nation of a visiting 
 diplomat or a representative of the government of that nation 
 visiting the covered public building at which the flag is 
 displayed;

    (4) in the case of a Member of Congress, the State flag of 
 the State represented by the Member that is located outside or 
 within the office of the Member;

    (5) any flag that represents a unit or branch of the Armed 
 Forces or any flag that supports the Armed Forces;

    (6) any flag of historical significance to the United 
 States, including the Betsy Ross flag, the Gadsden flag, and 
 the Bennington flag;

    (7) any flag that represents public safety;

    (8) any flag commemorating a special national observance, 
 including any 9/11 memorial, Remembrance Day, Veterans Day, or 
 Memorial Day flag;

    (9) in the case of a religious liturgy or ceremony at a 
 military installation or facility, any flag that represents a 
 religious organization or church that is described in 

section 501
            (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
 taxation under 

section 501

    (a) of that Code;

    (10) in the case of a Federal agency, any flag that 
 represents the Federal agency;

    (11) any flag that represents an Indian Tribe (as defined 
 in 

section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
 Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); or

    (12) any flag that represents the State, territory, county, 
 city, or local jurisdiction in which the covered public 
 building is located.
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