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Union Calendar No. 72 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1892 

[Report No. 115–119] 

To amend title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the 

flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in 

the line of duty. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 4, 2017 

Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. WALZ, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. ESTY, and Mr. GRIJALVA) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

MAY 15, 2017 

Additional sponsors: Mr. COHEN, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. SWALWELL of 

California, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. RENACCI, and Mr. MESSER

MAY 15, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 4, United States Code, to provide for the 

flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death 

of a first responder in the line of duty. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring Hometown 

5 Heroes Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PERMITTING THE FLAG TO BE FLOWN AT HALF7 STAFF IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF A 

8 FIRST RESPONDER SERVING IN THE LINE OF 

9 DUTY. 

10 (a) AMENDMENT.—The sixth sentence of section 

11 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘possession of the 

13 United States’’ and inserting a comma; 

14 (2) by inserting ‘‘or the death of a first re15 sponder working in any State, territory, or posses16 sion who dies while serving in the line of duty,’’ 

17 after ‘‘while serving on active duty,’’; 

18 (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘former officials of 

19 the District of Columbia’’ and inserting a comma; 

20 and 

21 (4) by inserting before the period the following: 

22 ‘‘, and first responders working in the District of 

23 Columbia’’. 

24 (b) FIRST RESPONDER DEFINED.—Such subsection 

25 is further amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, United 

2 States Code; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

3 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

4 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(4) the term ‘first responder’ means a ‘public 

8 safety officer’ as defined in section 1204 of the Om9 nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 

10 (42 U.S.C. 3796b).’’. 

11 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 this Act shall apply with respect to deaths of first respond13 ers occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this 

14 Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 72 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1892 

[Report No. 115–119] 

A BILL 

To amend title 4, United States Code, to provide 

duty. of the death of a first responder in the line of for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event 

MAY 15, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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