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One Flag for All Act

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

Introduced Feb 13, 2025

Latest action (Feb 13, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Committee on House Administration Foreign Affairs Committee Armed Services Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Legislative subjects (3)
Government buildings, facilities, and propertyMilitary facilities and propertyNational symbols

Summary

This bill would prohibit the flying, draping, or display of any flag other than the United States flag on the exterior of public buildings or in public-accessible areas such as entryways and hallways. The prohibition would apply to covered public buildings, which include federal buildings, military installations, and US embassies and consulates. The bill includes numerous exceptions to the prohibition, including flags for visiting diplomats, Armed Forces flags, state flags in Members of Congress offices, historically significant US flags such as the Betsy Ross flag, flags commemorating national observances like the 9/11 Memorial flag, public safety flags, federal agency flags, Indian Tribe flags, and flags representing the state or local jurisdiction where the building is located. The bill defines the terms "flag of the United States" and "covered public building" by reference to existing federal law.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
25 cosponsors

Actions (3)
  1. Feb 13, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
  2. Feb 13, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
  3. Feb 13, 2025 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • S 576 — One Flag for All Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 900 — Make American Flags in America Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 1421 — Make American Flags in America Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 191 — Inflation Reduction Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 2542 — Federal Building Threat Notification Act (shares 1 subject)
  • S 3630 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 46164 Westlake Drive in Sterling, Virginia, as the "Firefighter Trevor Brown Post Office Building". (shares 1 subject)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 576 — One Flag for All Act · Introduced Feb 13, 2025 · Cong. 119 80%
  • HR 465 — Old Glory Only Act · Introduced Jan 15, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • HR 1421 — Make American Flags in America Act of 2025 · Introduced Feb 18, 2025 · Cong. 119 57%
  • HR 1363 — Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act · Introduced Feb 14, 2025 · Cong. 119 57%
  • HRES 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. · Introduced Jan 16, 2025 · Cong. 119 57%
  • HR 7633 — American Assistance Visibility Act · Introduced Mar 26, 2026 · Cong. 119 56%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Feb 13, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 13, 2025

Mrs. Harshbarger (for herself, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Hunt, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Baird, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Mann, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Donalds, and Mr. Burlison) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To prohibit the flying, draping, or other display of any flag other than the flag of the United States at 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) Prohibitions.—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.

(b) Exceptions.—The prohibitions under subsection (a) shall not apply to—

(1) a National League of Families POW/MIA flag (as designated by section 902 of title 36, United States Code);

(2) a Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag (as designated by section 904 of title 36, United States Code);

(3) any flag that represents the nation of a visiting diplomat or a representative of the government of such nation visiting the 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 such 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 a flag supporting 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) a flag representing public safety;

(8) a flag commemorating a specific national observance, including the 9/11 Memorial flag and the Remembrance 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 covered by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code;

(10) in the case of a Federal agency, a flag representing such 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 public building is located.

(c) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) 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.

(2) Covered public building.—

(A) In general.—The term “covered public building” has the meaning given the term in section 3301(a) of title 40, United States Code.

(B) Inclusion.—The term “public building” includes—

(i) a building in use by the Senate or the House of Representatives, or otherwise under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol;

(ii) a military installation (as defined in section 2801(c) of title 10, United States Code); and

(iii) any embassy or consulate of the United States. <all>

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