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: 118-hr-8694
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2024-06-11
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2024-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8694 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2024 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; .