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The bill prioritizes U.S.-made flags and improves labeling transparency—supporting domestic manufacturers and oversight—while imposing higher procurement and compliance costs and reducing purchasing flexibility for agencies, territories, and some suppliers.
Small U.S. textile and flag manufacturers and workers will see increased demand because federal agencies will be required to procure flags that are 100% U.S.-made, directing federal spending to domestic producers within two years.
Federal regulators and Congress will receive a formal FTC report on country-of-origin labeling for U.S. flags, improving transparency, enforcement information, and consumer knowledge about whether flags are truly U.S.-made.
Taxpayers and federal agencies may face higher procurement costs and increased administrative burdens because sourcing only 100% U.S.-made flags is likely more expensive and more complex than current purchasing options.
The strict '100% produced in the U.S.' standard could exclude otherwise-U.S.-assembled flags that use minor foreign components, shrinking supplier options, disrupting existing contracts, and complicating agency procurement and small vendors' ability to compete.
U.S. territories and Tribal governments that rely on lower-cost suppliers could see higher costs for flag procurement and federal property upkeep if they cannot access foreign-made options.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Introduced March 6, 2025 by Rafael Edward Cruz · Last progress March 6, 2025
Requires federal agencies to display and buy only United States–made U.S. flags, defined as 100% manufactured in the United States from materials 100% produced in the United States. Federal agencies are banned from using appropriated or otherwise available funds to procure non-U.S. flags, with procurement restrictions starting 90 days after enactment and a display ban beginning 2 years after enactment. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to study and report within one year on enforcement of country-of-origin labeling rules for U.S. flags, including counts of fines and rates of repeat violations, and to recommend improvements to enforcement and deterrence. The requirements apply to executive, legislative, and judicial branch agencies, the District of Columbia government, and government-controlled corporations, and must be applied consistently with international agreements.