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Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)

America 250 Commemorative Flag Act.

H.Res. 1314 · House resolution Government Operations and Politics

A Republican resolution with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 30 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

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution introduces the America 250 Commemorative Flag Act. It recognizes the United States Semiquincentennial, marking 250 years since the passing of the Declaration of Independence. The bill commissions the America 250 flag, which features the number 250 inside a circle of thirteen stars. The resolution recognizes this as an official flag of the United States. It authorizes the flag to be flown alongside the Star Spangled Banner and POW/MIA flags worldwide. This includes display over all government buildings, embassies, and official U.S. locations.

Yes

  • Scored +1

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The bill authorizes the new flag to be flown alongside the POW/MIA flag to honor those who sacrificed for the nation.

  • Scored +1

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    The bill authorizes the flag to be flown alongside the POW/MIA flag, which honors those who have been captured or killed in service.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.