House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
To limit the flags that may be flown over a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 9, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 17, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3952.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BOST, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 101, June 9, 2023, Page H2789):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Limiting the flags that may be flown over the Department of Veterans Affairs to: the flag of the United States, the flag of a State, the flag of a Indian Tribal government, the flag of the Department, the flag of an Armed Force, and the POW/ MIA flag.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 9, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 419 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3952, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3952
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
21 cosponsors — 21 Republicans
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Troy Balderson (R-OH), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), Austin Scott (R-GA), Keith Self (R-TX), W. Steube (R-FL), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Steve Womack (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Bost.
- H.R. 8976 (118th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 West White Street in Millstadt, Illinois, as the "Corporal…
- H.R. 6324 (118th) Fiscal Year 2024 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
- H.R. 753 (118th) VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act
- H.R. 705 (118th) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
- H.R. 2367 (118th) Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act
- H.R. 4278 (118th) Restore VA Accountability Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.