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S 3698 115th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidays Conflicts and wars Military personnel and dependents National symbols

National POW/MIA Flag Act

Introduced: December 3, 2018 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 3, 2018
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National POW/MIA Flag Act

The bill changes the days on which the POW/MIA flag is required to be displayed at specified locations to all days on which the U.S. flag is displayed. (Current law requires the POW/MIA flag to be displayed only on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, National POW/MIA Recognition Day, and Veterans Day.)

What's happening now December 3, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 504 Related bill To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the U…
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Dec 6, 2018
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Dec 3, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3698: National POW/MIA Flag Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3698/
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"S. 3698: National POW/MIA Flag Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3698/.
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S. 3698, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3698/.
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