American Flags to Honor Our Veterans Act of 2024

HR 8766 allows flags to be displayed upright and secured directly beside the graves of deceased military members (per Title 10) or veterans (per Title 38) at national cemeteries. This amendment to Title 4 of the U.S. Code modifies existing flag display rules by explicitly permitting this adjacent placement. The bill specifically affects how flags are displayed at veterans' gravesites in national cemeteries nationwide. It changes the current regulation that restricted flag placement to the grave itself.