119-s849

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 849 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 849

 To prohibit displaying the flag of a country other than the United 
 States on Capitol Hill and to prohibit Members of Congress from using 
official funds to purchase the flag of a country other than the United 
 States.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 March 5, 2025

 Mr. Moreno introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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 A BILL

 To prohibit displaying the flag of a country other than the United 
 States on Capitol Hill and to prohibit Members of Congress from using 
official funds to purchase the flag of a country other than the United 
 States.

 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 ``The Allegiance Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISPLAYING OR PURCHASING FLAGS OF COUNTRIES 
 OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Prohibition on Display.--The flag of a country other than the 
United States may not be displayed at any location on the United States 
Capitol Grounds, as described in 

section 5102 of title 40, United 
States Code.

    (b) Prohibition on Purchase.--Amounts made available to a Member or 
Member-elect of the House of Representatives for the Members' 
Representational Allowance established under 

section 101 of the House 
of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 
U.S.C. 5341) or to a Senator for the Senators' Official Personnel and 
Office Expense Account may not be used to purchase the flag of a 
country other than the United States.
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