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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8150

Introduced

Good Friday Act of 2026

Sponsor
RAndrew Ogles· Tennessee
Introduced
March 27, 2026
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.March 27, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8150 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8150

To amend title 4, United States Code, to require the flag to be flown 
at half-staff on the first Friday and Saturday after the full Moon that 
occurs on or after the spring equinox, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 27, 2026

Mr. Ogles 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 require the flag to be flown 
at half-staff on the first Friday and Saturday after the full Moon that 
occurs on or after the spring equinox, 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 ``Good Friday Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. POSITION AND MANNER OF FLAG DISPLAY.

Section 7(m) of title 4, Unites States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``The flag shall be flown at half-staff on the first Friday 
and Saturday after the full Moon that occurs on or after the spring 
equinox.'' after ``Armed Forced Day.''.
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