H.R. 723: Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2015
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H.R. 723: Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-04 · Congress · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-04 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2015
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Allows the Representative of the immediate family of a deceased fire fighter, law enforcement officer, member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew, or public safety officer who died in the line of duty to provide the family, at their request, with a Capitol-flown flag, together with a certificate, signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Representative providing the flag, which contains an expression of sympathy for the family. (Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations for FY2015-FY2020 to carry out this Act, to be derived from amounts appropriated for the operation of the Capitol Visitors Center, subject to a cap.
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Official text
Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · 14 cosponsors
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John B. Larson (D-CT), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr723.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr723 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114