Honor Inauguration Day Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 342 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 342

 To require that the flag of the United States of America be flown at 
                 its highest peak on Inauguration Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2025

    Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
 Sessions, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Gill of Texas, and Mr. Self) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require that the flag of the United States of America be flown at 
                 its highest peak on Inauguration Day.

    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 ``Honor Inauguration Day Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States of America has a long and continual 
        electoral history that serves as example and inspiration for 
        other nations.
            (2) The United States of America has in the vote the 
        ultimate expression of the will of the people.
            (3) The will of the people is to be celebrated.
            (4) To commemorate and celebrate the expression of the will 
        of the people, on Inauguration Day the American flag should 
        always be flown at its highest peak and should not be lowered.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR UNITED STATES FLAG ON INAUGURATION DAY.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the flag of the United 
States of America shall be flown at its highest peak on each 
presidential Inauguration Day.
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