HR 1579 · 116th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

National POW/MIA Flag Act

Introduced 2019-03-07· Sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.(2019-04-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National POW/MIA Flag Act The bill changes the days on which the POW/MIA flag is required to be displayed at specified locations to all days on which the U.S. flag is displayed. (Current law requires the POW/MIA flag to be displayed only on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, National POW/MIA Recognition Day, and Veterans Day.)…

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Cosponsors (20)

15 Democrats5 Republicans
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]MI
Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]PA
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]CT
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]PA
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]PA
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]NJ
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]PA
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]OK
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]MA
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]NJ
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]CA
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]MN
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]CA
Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]NJ
Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]FL
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]NV
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]CA