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S. 2755: Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016

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S. 2755: Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-06 · Congress · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-156.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-156. (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

Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016

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 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill allows the Representative or Senator of an immediate family member of a deceased firefighter, law enforcement officer, member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew, or public safety officer who died in the line of duty to give the family, on request, a Capitol-flown flag, together with a certificate, signed by the official providing the flag (the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Representative, or the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Senator), that contains an expression of sympathy for the family.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016

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

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · 24 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), John Boozman (R-AR), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s2755 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114