Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act adds a new title 36 section designating the Honor and Remember Flag, created by Honor and Remember, Inc., as the symbol of national concern and commitment for members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty. It requires display on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, National POW/MIA Recognition Day, and Veterans Day, with additional display rules for places such as the World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and VA medical centers. The bill is commemorative but operational: federal site managers must treat the flag as an official display item on specified days.
Who Benefits and How
Families of fallen service members benefit because Congress creates a formal national symbol honoring line-of-duty military deaths. Honor and Remember, Inc. benefits because its flag design receives official federal recognition. Veterans organizations benefit from a uniform symbol that can be used at memorial and veterans-health locations. Visitors to national war memorials benefit from a visible signal explaining that the display honors service members who died in the line of duty.
Who Bears the Burden and How
National Park Service memorial managers must display the flag at specified war memorials on covered days. Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers must add the flag to covered display practices. Defense installation managers must coordinate flag procurement and display at covered military locations. Federal facility staff must manage display protocols for another official commemorative flag.
Key Provisions
- Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the national symbol for fallen Armed Forces members.
- Requires display on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, POW/MIA Recognition Day, and Veterans Day.
- Directs display at specified national war memorials and VA medical centers.
- Provides federal recognition for a commemorative flag created by Honor and Remember, Inc.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the national symbol for Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty and requires display at specified federal military, veterans, and memorial locations on listed days.
Key Policy Areas
Military, Veterans, Commemoration
Primary Purpose
Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the national symbol for Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty and requires display at specified federal military, veterans, and memorial locations on listed days.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Families of fallen service members
- Honor and Remember Inc.
- Veterans organizations
- War memorial visitors
Identified Costs
- National Park Service memorial managers
- Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers
- Defense installation managers
- Federal facility staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Thompson of …
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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