A bill to require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
118th Congress (2023–2025)
Ordered Reported on Jul 26, 2023
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on July 26, 2023.
Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.
4 Cosponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
History
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Jul 27, 2011
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Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1188 (112th). |
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Sep 16, 2014
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Earlier Version —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1214 (113th). |
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Jun 14, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3068 (115th). |
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Jun 25, 2019
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1963 (116th). |
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Sep 28, 2022
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 4399 (117th). |
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Jun 14, 2023
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Introduced
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Jul 19, 2023
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Considered by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jul 26, 2023
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Sep 5, 2023
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed by the President
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S. 1973 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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