Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73

§1881 Definitions

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CAPITOL-FLOWN FLAGS FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES › § 1881

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Summary

Sets plain meanings for several words used in this part. "Capitol-flown flag" means a U.S. flag that was flown over the Capitol to honor a deceased person for whom it is requested. The words "chaplain," "firefighter," "law enforcement officer," "member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew," and "public agency" use the meanings in section 10284 of title 34. "Immediate family member" means a spouse, parent, brother, sister, child, someone who acted as a parent, or any other relative by blood or marriage. "Public safety officer" means a person serving a public agency as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or chaplain, paid or unpaid. "Representative" also includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress.

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Title 2, §1881

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In this subchapter—

(1)the term “Capitol-flown flag” means a flag of the United States flown over the Capitol in honor of the deceased individual for whom the flag is requested;

(2)the terms “chaplain”, “firefighter”, “law enforcement officer”, “member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew”, and “public agency” have the meanings given such terms in section 10284 of title 34;

(3)the term “immediate family member”, with respect to an individual, means—

(A)the spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of the individual or a person to whom the individual stands in loco parentis; or

(B)any other person related to the individual by blood or marriage;

(4)the term “public safety officer” means an individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, with or without compensation, as a law enforcement officer, as a firefighter, or as a chaplain; and

(5)the term “Representative” includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.

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2 U.S.C. § 1881

Title 2 — The Congress

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73