Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102

§1881 Definitions

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

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in this subchapter. A Capitol‑flown flag is a U.S. flag flown over the Capitol to honor a deceased person when it is requested. Chaplain, firefighter, law enforcement officer, rescue‑squad or ambulance crew member, and public agency use the meanings given in section 10284 of title 34. Immediate family member means spouse, parent, sibling, child, someone who stood in as a parent, or any relative by blood or marriage. Public safety officer is someone serving a public agency, paid or unpaid, as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or chaplain. Representative includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 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

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102