[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8766 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8766

To amend title 4, United States Code, to allow for cemetery flags to be 
 displayed in an upright position directly adjacent to the grave sites 
  of deceased members of the Armed Forces or veterans, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2024

   Mr. Steil (for himself, Mr. Bost, Mr. Bergman, and Mr. Van Orden) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 4, United States Code, to allow for cemetery flags to be 
 displayed in an upright position directly adjacent to the grave sites 
  of deceased members of the Armed Forces or veterans, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Flags to Honor Our Veterans 
Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. CEMETERY FLAGS.

    Section 6 of title 4, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the flag 
may be displayed in a secured, upright position directly adjacent to 
the grave site of a deceased member of the Armed Forces (as defined in 
section 101 of title 10) or veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 
38).''.
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