Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6346

Introduced

To prohibit the Commandant of the Coast Guard from issuing guidance that is less restrictive on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and flags than the memorandum titled "Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order Prohibiting Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags", and for other purposes.

Sponsor

DRitchie Torres· New York

Introduced

December 1, 2025

Policy area

Transportation and Public Works

Latest action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.February 2, 2026

Full text of the bill

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6346 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6346

To prohibit the Commandant of the Coast Guard from issuing guidance 
that is less restrictive on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and 
flags than the memorandum titled ``Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order 
Prohibiting Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags'', and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 1, 2025

Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To prohibit the Commandant of the Coast Guard from issuing guidance 
that is less restrictive on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and 
flags than the memorandum titled ``Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order 
Prohibiting Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags'', 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. COAST GUARD POLICY ON PROHIBITING DIVISIVE OR HATE SYMBOLS 
AND FLAGS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard may not issue any guidance that is less restrictive on 
prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and flags than the memorandum 
titled ``Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order Prohibiting Divisive or 
Hate Symbols and Flags'' issued on November 20, 2025 (COMDTINST 
12750.4).
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