S. 849

Summary

S. 849, the The Allegiance Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 5, 2025 by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R). It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Mar 5, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 849 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 S849 IS: The Allegiance Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-05
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 849  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 5, 2025   Mr. Moreno  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
To prohibit displaying the flag of a country other than the United States on Capitol Hill and to prohibit Members of Congress from using official funds to purchase the flag of a country other than the United States.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   The Allegiance Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition on displaying or purchasing flags of countries other than the United States
(a)
Prohibition on display
The flag of a country other than the United States may not be displayed at any location on the United States Capitol Grounds, as described in section 5102 of title 40, United States Code.
(b)
Prohibition on purchase
Amounts made available to a Member or Member-elect of the House of Representatives for the Members' Representational Allowance established under section 101 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act ( 2 U.S.C. 5341 ) or to a Senator for the Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account may not be used to purchase the flag of a country other than the United States.

Tracker

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A bill to prohibit displaying the flag of a country other than the United States on Capitol Hill and to prohibit Members of Congress from using official funds to purchase the flag of a country other than the United States.

Sponsors

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R) sponsors S. 849 alone.

Bernie Moreno

Sen. · R–OH · Sponsor

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Committees

S. 849 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Referred To · Mar 5, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 849 has taken 2 actions since Mar 5, 2025.

Votes

S. 849 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 849 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• The Allegiance Act of 2025 — Display Title
• The Allegiance Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to prohibit displaying the flag of a country other than the United States on Capitol Hill and to prohibit Members of Congress from using official funds to purchase the flag of a country other than the United States. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 849 under Congress, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 849’s is Congress.

Legislative Subjects

S. 849 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Members of Congress to U.S. Capitol.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com