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H.R. 2853: All-American Flag Act

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H.R. 2853: All-American Flag Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-06-12 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-06-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

All-American Flag Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 14, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) All-American Flag Act - Requires any flags of the United States acquired for use by the federal government to be entirely manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. Permits the federal government to purchase flags only from a manufacturer that certifies that: (1) it does not employ aliens who are not authorized to be employed in the United States; and (2) it participates in the E-Verify Program.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

All-American Flag Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · 10 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2853, All-American Flag Act (2010-08-13); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2853, All-American Flag Act (2010-08-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Peter Welch (D-VT), Bill Foster (D-IL)

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr2853 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111