# 119-hr-9522: National Patriot Day Remembrance Flag Act

119-hr-9522, National Patriot Day Remembrance Flag Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-07-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9522
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Patriot Day Remembrance Flag Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-29
- Sponsor: Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-11

## Summary

**Designates the Freedom Flag as the national symbol of remembrance for September 11 and sets public display rules for Patriot Day.** The bill would require the Freedom Flag to be displayed annually from September 11 through the end of September at key federal and public sites and would support educational programming tied to the tragedies and lives lost that day. - Memorial organizations: Authorizes support for educational efforts, including programming through the 9/11 Memorial Museum and the Pentagon Memorial Foundation. - Federal sites and the public: Requires public display at the Capitol, the White House, each national cemetery, major military installations as designated by the Secretary of Defense, the buildings housing the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, and every United States Postal Service post office. - Military and veterans: Establishes that the Freedom Flag follows the POW/MIA Flag in precedence and requires disposal to follow Department of Veterans Affairs retirement and flag disposal practices.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Freedom Flag national display rules: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would name the Freedom Flag the national symbol for remembering September 11, 2001, and support education at the 9/11 Memorial Museum and the Pentagon Memorial Foundation. It would require the Freedom Flag to be displayed each year on Patriot Day, from September 11 through the…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9522 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9522)

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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9522 (as of 2026-07-11).