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HR 3121 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Buy American requirements National symbols Public contracts and procurement

All-American Flag Act

Introduced: December 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 3, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 29, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 29, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9716-9717)
Nov 29, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9716-9717)
Nov 29, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3121.
Nov 29, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9716-9717)
Nov 29, 2018
Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 27, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 811.
Nov 27, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-1044.
Nov 2, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 2, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 29, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in House
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All-American Flag Act

(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits agencies from using funds to procure a U.S. flag unless such flag has been 100% manufactured in the United States from materials that have been grown or 100% U.S. produced or manufactured.

This prohibition does not apply if an agency determines that satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of U.S. flags cannot be procured as needed at U.S. market prices.

Nor shall such prohibition apply to procurements:

  • by vessels in foreign waters;
  • for resale purposes in any military commissary, military exchange, or non-appropriated fund instrumentality operated by an agency; or
  • for amounts less than the simplified acquisition threshold.

The President: (1) may waive the prohibition upon determining that a waiver is necessary to comply with a trade agreement, and (2) shall publish a notice in the Federal Register within 30 days of granting a waiver.

What's happening now December 3, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 23
Rokita, Todd
· Dec 4, 2017
Russell, Steve
· Nov 3, 2017
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 29, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 29, 2017
Messer, Luke
· Jun 29, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 29, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 29, 2017
Walz, Timothy
· Jun 29, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 29, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3121: All-American Flag Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3121/
MLA
"H.R. 3121: All-American Flag Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3121/.
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H.R. 3121, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3121/.
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