H.R. 5301: Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-10-08 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-10-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2004

Plain summary

Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2004 - States that a condominium association, cooperative association, or residential real estate management association may not adopt or enforce any policy, or enter into any agreement, that would restrict or prevent an association member from displaying the U.S. flag on residential property within the association with respect to which such member has a separate ownership interest or a right to exclusive possession or use. States that nothing in this Act shall be considered to permit any display or use that is inconsistent with: (1) Federal law or any rule or custom pertaining to the proper display or use of the flag; or (2) any reasonable restriction pertaining to the time, place, or manner of displaying the flag necessary to protect a substantial interest of the condominium, cooperative, or residential real estate management association.

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Official text

Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · 0 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr5301.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr5301 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108