All-American Flag Act

Bill: 113-s-1214
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2013-06-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements
National symbols
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-24
text: 
 All-American Flag Act - Requires any flags of the United States acquired for use by the federal government to be entirely manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. Allows the head of an executive agency to waive such requirement upon determining that it would cause unreasonable costs or delays or would adversely affect a U.S. company.
 
Requires this Act to be applied in a manner consistent with U.S. obligations under international agreements.

action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
 All-American Flag Act - Requires any flags of the United States acquired for use by the federal government to be entirely manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. Allows the head of an executive agency to waive such requirement upon determining that it would cause unreasonable costs or delays or would adversely affect a U.S. company.
 
Requires this Act to be applied in a manner consistent with U.S. obligations under international agreements.

action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
All-American Flag Act - Requires any flags of the United States acquired for use by the federal government to be entirely manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. Allows the head of an executive agency to waive such requirement upon determining that it would cause unreasonable costs or delays or would adversely affect a U.S. company.
 
Requires this Act to be applied in a manner consistent with U.S. obligations under international agreements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5643-5644; text as passed Senate: CR S5643-5644)
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5643-5644; text as passed Senate: CR S5643-5644)
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 504.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. With written report No. 113-236.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. With written report No. 113-236.
action_date: 2014-06-25
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2013-06-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2013-06-24
text: Introduced in Senate