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S. 1188 112th Congress Senate

All-American Flag Act

Official title: A bill to require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government.

Introduced: July 21, 2011 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Buy American requirementsNational symbolsPublic contracts and procurement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 28, 2011
Received in the House.
Jul 28, 2011
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 27, 2011
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 27, 2011
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 27, 2011
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4968-4970)
Jul 27, 2011
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 14, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 14, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3773)
Jun 14, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 587 – In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Jul 27, 2011
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 Latest action July 28, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

All-American Flag Act - Requires any flags of the United States acquired for use by the federal government to be entirely manufactured in the United States, from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States.  Allows the head of an executive agency to waive such requirement if its application would cause unreasonable costs or delays or would adversely affect a U.S. company.

Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement this Act.

Requires this Act to be applied in a manner consistent with U.S. obligations under international agreements.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1344 Identical bill All-American Flag Act
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 21, 2011
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 12, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1188: All-American Flag Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1188/
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"S. 1188: All-American Flag Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1188/.
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S. 1188, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1188/.
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