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HR 3914 114th Congress House

Half-Staff for Homeland Heroes Act

Official title: To require that the United States flag be flown at half-staff in honor of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty in the United States.

Introduced: December 15, 2015 Introduced by: Rouzer, David Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependentsNational symbols
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Nov 3, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 3, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 4, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Half-Staff for Homeland Heroes Act

This bill requires that the U.S. flag be flown at half-staff in honor of a member of the Armed Forces who dies from an injury incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty in the United States.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Dec 15, 2015
Walker, Mark
· Nov 18, 2015
JONES, WALTER
· Nov 16, 2015
Nunes, Devin
· Nov 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3914: Half-Staff for Homeland Heroes Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3914/
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"H.R. 3914: Half-Staff for Homeland Heroes Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3914/.
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H.R. 3914, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3914/.
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