Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-110
§1881a Providing Capitol-flown Flags for Families of Fallen Heroes
Title 2 › CHAPTER 28 — ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL › SUBCHAPTER V — CAPITOL-FLOWN FLAGS FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES › § 1881a
Summary
If an immediate family member asks, their Representative or Senator can give a Capitol‑flown flag and a certificate when certain public safety personnel die on duty. The flag is free; the certificate is signed by top House or Senate leaders with the family's Member of Congress and expresses House or Senate sympathy.
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Title 2, §1881a
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(a)In general
At the request of an immediate family member of a firefighter, law enforcement officer, member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew, or public safety officer who died in the line of duty, the Representative or Senator of the family may provide to the family a Capitol-flown flag, together with the certificate described in subsection (c).
(b)No cost to family
A Capitol-flown flag provided under this section shall be provided at no cost to the family.
(c)Certificate
The certificate described in this subsection is a certificate which is signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Representative, or the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Senator, providing the Capitol-flown flag, as applicable, and which contains an expression of sympathy for the family involved from the House of Representatives or the Senate, as applicable.
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2 U.S.C. § 1881a
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110