To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

Bill: 114-hr-5938
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-09-06
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

District of Columbia

National symbols

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff upon the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, by order of the President, from the day of death until interment.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5938 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 6, 2016 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

1. Flying flag of United States at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia Section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the fourth sentence, by striking Government and the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, and inserting Government, the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia, ; and (2) in the eighth sentence, by striking or the Governor of a State, territory, or possession; and inserting , the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, or the Mayor of the District of Columbia; .