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S. 1188: All-American Flag Act

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S. 1188: All-American Flag Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-06-14 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-06-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 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

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. Allows the head of an executive agency to waive such requirement if its application would cause unreasonable costs or delays or would adversely affect a U.S. company. Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement this Act. Requires this Act to be applied in a manner consistent with U.S. obligations under international agreements.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

All-American Flag Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · 3 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Susan M. Collins (R-ME)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Obligation
A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s1188 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112