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The bill standardizes flag displays on Capitol Grounds and stops use of office funds for foreign flags to emphasize a single national symbol and save minimal public funds, while restricting Members' ability to use flags for diplomatic or constituent recognition and imposing modest compliance burdens.
Visitors and staff on Capitol Grounds see only U.S. flags, reinforcing a single national symbol on federal property.
Prevents Members from using official office allowances to purchase foreign flags, saving a small amount of taxpayer funds.
Members and their offices lose discretion to display foreign flags, limiting elected officials' expressive choices and symbolic diplomacy.
Constituent or diplomatic recognition that relied on foreign-flag displays must be handled differently, potentially reducing visible recognition for diaspora communities or increasing costs to honor foreign relations.
Enforcement may create administrative oversight and potential penalties, producing compliance costs for House and Senate offices.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits displaying foreign national flags on Capitol Grounds and bans using Members’ or Senators’ official office funds to buy foreign national flags.
Introduced March 5, 2025 by Bernardo Moreno · Last progress March 5, 2025
Bans display of any national flag other than the U.S. flag anywhere on the U.S. Capitol Grounds and prevents Members of the House and Senators from using their official office funds to buy foreign national flags. The bill applies to Members, Members-elect, and Senators and restricts purchases with their office allowances; it does not appropriate new funds or create additional spending programs.