S. 1973 · 118th Congress

All-American Flag Act

Introduced on Jun 14, 2023 by Sherrod Brown (D-OH). 4 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-74.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-74
Introduced
Jun 14, 2023
Cosponsors
4
2 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government.

Subjects

  • Buy American requirements
  • National symbols
  • Public contracts and procurement

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Sherrod BrownD-OHSponsor

Democrats · 1

Independents · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jun 14, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 14, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Jul 26, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
  4. Sep 5, 2023Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 118-94.
  5. Sep 5, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 118-94.
  6. Sep 5, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 197.
  7. Nov 2, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Nov 2, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Nov 6, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Nov 6, 2023 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Nov 6, 2023 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Jul 22, 2024 · HouseMs. Mace moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Jul 22, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4716-4717)
  14. Jul 22, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1973.
  15. Jul 22, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4716)
  16. Jul 22, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4716)
  17. Jul 22, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Jul 25, 2024Presented to President.
  19. Jul 25, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Jul 30, 2024Signed by President.
  21. Jul 30, 2024Signed by President.
  22. Jul 30, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-74.
  23. Jul 30, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-74.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.