Andrew Ogles (R-TN)

Good Friday Act of 2026

H.R. 8150 · House bill Government Operations and Politics

A Republican bill with no cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Good Friday Act of 2026," proposes an amendment to title 4 of the United States Code. It seeks to change how the flag is displayed. Specifically, it requires the flag to be flown at half-staff on a specific Friday and Saturday. This timing is based on the first full Moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox.

Yes

  • Scored +1

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill mandates a specific symbolic protocol for flag display through federal law.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.