H.R. 3999

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3999 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3999

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 12, 2025

Mr. Steil (for himself, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Bost, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. 
Grothman, 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 2025''.

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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