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To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Summary
This bill amends federal law governing the display of the United States flag to permit the flag to be flown at half-staff upon the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Currently, flag protocol allows half-staff display for the death of the President, Vice President, and Governors of states, territories, and possessions. The amendment would add the DC Mayor to this list of officials whose deaths warrant half-staff flag display.
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- Jun 13, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jun 13, 2025 Introduced in House
- Jun 13, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E575)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 13, 2025
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FLYING FLAG OF UNITED STATES AT HALF-STAFF IN EVENT OF DEATH OF MAYOR OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the fourth sentence, by striking “Government and the Governor of a State, territory, or possession,” and inserting “Government, the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia,”; and
(2) in the eighth sentence, by striking “or the Governor of a State, territory, or possession;” and inserting “, the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, or the Mayor of the District of Columbia;”. <all>
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