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H.R. 692: Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007

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H.R. 692: Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-24 · Commemorations · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-41.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 346 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR692 (2007-05-15), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-41. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 9, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007 - Amends federal law with regard to the flying of the national flag at half-staff to: (1) allow a governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States (governor) to proclaim that the national flag be flown at half-staff upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces from the governor's state, territory, or possession who dies while serving on active duty; (2) provide the same authority to the Mayor of the District of Columbia (District) with respect to present or former District officials and members of the Armed Forces from the District; and (3) require, when a governor or Mayor of the District issues such a proclamation, the national flag flown at any federal installation or facility in that state, territory, possession, or District to be flown at half-staff consistent with that proclamation.

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Official text

Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · 23 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 692, Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendments Act of 2007 (2007-05-01); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 692, Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendments Act of 2007 (2007-05-01); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 692, Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendments Act of 2007 (2007-06-11); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 692, Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendments Act of 2007 (2007-06-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong110-hr692 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110