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| Long title | All-American Flag Act |
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| Enacted by | the 118th United States Congress |
| Effective | July 30, 2024 |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 118–74 (text) (PDF) |
| Statutes at Large | 138 Stat. 1505 |
| Legislative history | |
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The All-American Act, Pub. L. 118-74, 138 Stat. 1505, is a U.S. federal statute enacted by the 118th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on July 30, 2024. The act mandates that American flags purchased by the U.S. government must be produced entirely with American-made materials and manufactured in the United States.
Background and provisions
Prior to the All-American Act, the U.S. government was permitted to purchase flags containing 50% American-made materials.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the value of U.S. imports of American flags was $4.4 million in 2015, of which more than $4 million worth of imported flags came from China. In 2017, the U.S. imported $10 million American flags, 99.5% of which came from China.
The act, codified at 41 U.S.C. § 6310, requires that the U.S. government may only purchase U.S. flags that are “100 percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been grown or 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United States.” The act specifies exceptions, including an exception if flags of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity cannot be procured as needed at market prices.
Procedural history
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the legislation.
The bill S. 1973 was passed in the Senate by unanimous consent on November 2, 2023. On July 22, 2024, the bill was considered and passed by the House. President Biden signed it into law on July 30, 2024.
See also
References
- ^ "S.1973 - All-American Flag Act". congress.gov. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ Whittle, Patrick (July 29, 2024). "American flags should be born in the USA now, too, Congress says". Associated Press. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "Peters, Brown, Collins & Manchin IntroduceBipartisan Bill to Require Federal Government to Purchase All-American-made Flags". U.S. Senate. June 29, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- "S.1973 - All-American Flag Act". congress.gov. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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