Patriotism Not Pride Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4398 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4398

 To prohibit certain Federal activity with respect to the promotion of 
 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month 
  and the display of flags representing sexual orientation or gender 
    identity on Federal property or grounds, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 2023

 Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Grothman, Ms. Greene of 
 Georgia, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Burchett, Mrs. Boebert, 
   Mrs. Luna, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Mooney, Mr. 
  Palmer, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Moran, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
Biggs, and Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit certain Federal activity with respect to the promotion of 
 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month 
  and the display of flags representing sexual orientation or gender 
    identity on Federal property or grounds, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Patriotism Not Pride Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FEDERAL ACTIVITY WITH RESPECT TO 
              LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND INTERSEX 
              PRIDE MONTH AND FLAGS REPRESENTING SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR 
              GENDER IDENTITY.

    (a) Promotion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and 
Intersex Pride Month.--No Federal funds may be used by an agency to 
develop, organize, administer, engage in, promote, or endorse any 
activity, including any event, initiative, official communication, 
social media post, educational program, or public campaign, that aims 
to promote or recognize Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and 
Intersex Pride Month or any event with a similar theme.
    (b) Flags on Federal Property or Grounds.--No flag that represents 
sexual orientation or gender identity may be displayed by an agency on 
Federal property or grounds.
    (c) Definition of Agency.--In this section, the term ``agency'' has 
the meaning given the term in section 551(1) of title 5, United States 
Code.
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