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H.R. 465

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 465, the Old Glory Only Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2025 by Rep. William Timmons (R) with 34 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 465 has 34 co-sponsors.

hb465/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 465 IH: Old Glory Only Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-15
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 465  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 15, 2025   Mr. Timmons  (for himself,  Mr. Massie ,  Mr. Fry ,  Mr. Burchett ,  Mr. Ogles ,  Mrs. Harshbarger ,  Mr. Bost , and  Mr. Ezell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    A BILL
To prohibit the flying of any flag other than the United States flag over United States diplomatic and consular posts, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Old Glory Only Act  .
2.
Prohibition on flying of certain flags over United States diplomatic and consular posts
The Secretary of State shall ensure that no United States diplomatic or consular post flies any flag other than the United States flag over such post.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-15
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 15, 2025

hb465/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/15/2025)

Old Glory Only Act

This bill prohibits the flying of any flag other than the U.S. flag over U.S. diplomatic and consular posts.

Sponsors

Rep. William Timmons (R) sponsors H.R. 465, and 34 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 465 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 465 has taken 2 actions since Jan 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 15, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Foreign Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 465 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 465 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Old Glory Only Act — Display Title
  • To prohibit the flying of any flag other than the United States flag over United States diplomatic and consular posts, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Old Glory Only Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 465 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations, Health Issues, Housing, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DAVID STACY114
JENNIFER BAILEY114
MATTHEW ROSE114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2026 second_quarter$223.7K2nd Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 fourth_quarter$216.2K4th Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2026 first_quarter$174.3K1st Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 third_quarter$155.6K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 465 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 465’s is International Affairs.

hr465/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 465, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TIMMONS:H.R. 465.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H187]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com