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S 1214 113th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Buy American requirements National symbols Public contracts and procurement

All-American Flag Act

Introduced: June 24, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sep 17, 2014
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 17, 2014
Received in the House.
Sep 16, 2014
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5643-5644; text as passed Senate: CR S5643-5644)
Sep 16, 2014
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5643-5644; text as passed Senate: CR S5643-5644)
Jul 31, 2014
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 504.
Jul 31, 2014
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. With written report No. 113-236.
Jun 25, 2014
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 24, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 24, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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 upon determining that it would cause unreasonable costs or delays or would adversely affect a U.S. company.

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

What's happening now September 17, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2355 Related bill All-American Flag Act
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 4, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1214: All-American Flag Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1214/
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"S. 1214: All-American Flag Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1214/.
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S. 1214, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1214/.
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