Make American Flags in America Act of 2023
This bill requires all U.S. flags displayed on federal property or purchased by federal agencies to be 100% made in the United States, meaning all materials and manufacturing must occur domestically. It directly affects federal agencies (including military departments, legislative/judicial branches, and U.S.-owned corporations) and their procurement of flags for display on government property. Key provisions include a 90-day implementation for new flag purchases and a 2-year phase-in for display requirements, with a separate mandate for the FTC to study and report on country-of-origin labeling enforcement for flags within one year. The bill does not apply to private entities or flags displayed off federal property.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 14, 2023
Last action Jun 16, 2023
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Committee
2
Jun 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 37 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elise M. Stefanik
RRepublican
Co
Andrew R. Garbarino
RRepublican
Co
Anna Paulina Luna
RRepublican
Co
Anthony D’Esposito
RRepublican
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Finstad
RRepublican
Co
Carol D. Miller
RRepublican
Co
Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
Co
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
Co
Clay Higgins
RRepublican
Co
Colin Z. Allred
DDemocratic
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