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HR 2993 110th Congress House

Genuine American Flag Act

Official title: To prohibit the importation for sale of foreign-made flags of the United States of America.

Introduced: August 3, 2007 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance CommemorationsFlagsImport restrictions
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 16, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 11, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 11, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 16, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Genuine American Flag Act - Prohibits the importation for sale of foreign-made flags of the United States of America (regardless of size and whether or not in compliance with the standard proportions prescribed by Executive order).

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 10, 2008
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Aug 3, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2993: Genuine American Flag Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2993/
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"H.R. 2993: Genuine American Flag Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2993/.
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H.R. 2993, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2993/.
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