United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5255 (109th)
American Flag Display Protection Act
Introduced
2 May 2006
Last action
24 May 2006 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Sponsors
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
American Flag Display Protection Act - Prohibits an elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education from receiving federal funds by grant or contract if the school has a policy or practice preventing students from respectfully displaying or wearing a representation of the U.S. flag in a manner at least equal in quality and scope to their right to respectfully display or wear any other representation.
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Timeline
2 May 2006
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
2 May 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 May 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 May 2006
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 2 May 2006 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5255
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5255
- us · 109-hr-5255 · source updated 23 March 2026