H.R. 1313 — One Flag for All Act

This section provides the short title of the Act as the “One Flag for All Act.”

This section prohibits flags other than the flag of the United States from being flown, draped, or otherwise displayed on the exterior of a covered public building or in any fully accessible public area of such a building, including an entryway or hallway. It exempts 12 categories of flags, including the National League of Families POW/MIA flag, the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, flags representing a visiting diplomat’s nation, a Member of Congress’s State flag, Armed Forces and public safety flags, historically significant flags, flags commemorating national observances, religious flags used in a liturgy or ceremony at a military installation, Federal agency flags, flags representing an Indian Tribe under 25 U.S.C. 5304, and flags representing the State or local jurisdiction where the building is located. It defines “flag of the United States” by reference to 18 U.S.C. 700(b) and defines “covered public building” by reference to 40 U.S.C. 3301(a), while expressly including buildings used by the Senate or House of Representatives or under the Architect of the Capitol’s jurisdiction, military installations, and U.S. embassies and consulates.