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S. 1108 115th Congress Senate

Honoring Hometown Heroes Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty.

Introduced: May 11, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidaysFirst responders and emergency personnelLaw enforcement officersNational symbols
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May 11, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 11, 2017
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 Latest action May 11, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honoring Hometown Heroes Act

This bill authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1892 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 11, 2017
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 11, 2017
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1108: Honoring Hometown Heroes Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1108/
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"S. 1108: Honoring Hometown Heroes Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1108/.
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S. 1108, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1108/.
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