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HR 2282 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources District of Columbia Monuments and memorials National symbols Presidential administrations

To require the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that the flags of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States encircle the Washington Monument.

Introduced: June 22, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jun 22, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 22, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service (NPS), to ensure that the flags of the states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, encircle the Washington Monument in the District of Columbia.

What's happening now July 11, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 22, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2282: To require the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that the flags of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States encircle the Washington Monument.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2282/
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"H.R. 2282: To require the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that the flags of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States encircle the Washington Monument.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2282/.
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H.R. 2282, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2282/.
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[H.R. 2282: To require the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that the flags of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States encircle the Washington Monument.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2282/)
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