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HR 1579 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidays Conflicts and wars Military personnel and dependents National symbols

National POW/MIA Flag Act

Introduced: June 4, 2019 Introduced by: Pappas, Chris Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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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 April 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 9 Republican 9
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Comer, James
Kentucky · Feb 28, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Oct 21, 2019
Graves, Tom
· Sep 19, 2019
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Sep 19, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· Sep 19, 2019
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jul 18, 2019
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jul 18, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 24, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· Jun 4, 2019
Byrne, Bradley
· Jun 4, 2019
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · May 17, 2019
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 17, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Apr 25, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 10, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 4, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 28, 2019
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Mar 21, 2019
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Mar 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1579: National POW/MIA Flag Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1579/
MLA
"H.R. 1579: National POW/MIA Flag Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1579/.
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H.R. 1579, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1579/.
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