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An Act making an alteration in the Flag of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled, That from and after the first day of May, Anno Domini, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, the flag of the United States, be fifteen stripes alternate red and white.
Prior to the All-American Act, the U.S. government was permitted to purchase flags containing 50% American-made materials. [2] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the value of U.S. imports of American flags was $4.4 million in 2015, of which more than $4 million worth of imported flags came from China. In 2017, the U.S. imported $10 million ...
U.S. flags flown over federal buildings, draped over coffins of fallen soldiers to be 100% made in America under All-American Flag Act.
The flag should never touch anything physically beneath it. [9] An urban myth claimed that if the flag touched the ground, it had to be destroyed under the Flag Code; however, it has been affirmed by the American Legion and state governments that this is not the case. [10] [11] The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding or drapery.
Flag Act, Flag Acts, Flags Act may refer to: Flag Act (Philippines), an act of the Philippine Commission that outlawed the display of Katipunan flags; Flag Act of 1865, an act of the Confederate Congress that defined the Third Confederate flag; Flag Acts, the three laws that define the design of the flag of the United States
The flag's acquisition through an online auction for more than $15,000 precipitated an investigation by Illinois' Office of the Executive Inspector General about money used for the purchase. The ...
Flag Protection Act of 1968; Other short titles: Flag Desecration Penalties Act of 1968: Long title: An Act to prohibit desecration of the flag and for other purposes. Acronyms (colloquial) FPA: Nicknames: Flag Protection Act of 1968: Enacted by: the 90th United States Congress: Effective: July 5, 1968: Citations; Public law: 90-381: Statutes ...
1892 to 1923 (early revision by Bellamy) [2] "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." 1923 to 1924 [3] "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."