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HR 1600 100th Congress House

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to display the flag of the United States of America at the apex of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Introduced: October 15, 1987 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources District of ColumbiaFlagsMonuments and memorialsNational emblems
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National monumentsVietnam veterans
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 1988
Favorable Executive Comment Received From Interior.
Dec 2, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Mar 18, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Mar 12, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Mar 12, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 12, 1988

Favorable Executive Comment Received From Interior.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to display the American flag at the apex of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of Columbia.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 2
BALLENGER, CASS
· Nov 16, 1987
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Nov 16, 1987
FROST, MARTIN
· Nov 16, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Nov 16, 1987
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Nov 16, 1987
COMBEST, LARRY
· Oct 15, 1987
CRANE, PHILIP
· Oct 15, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 15, 1987
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 15, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1600: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to display the flag of the United States of America at the apex of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1600/
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"H.R. 1600: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to display the flag of the United States of America at the apex of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1600/.
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H.R. 1600, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1600/.
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