Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73not60
§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
Immediate family of a firefighter, law enforcement, rescue or ambulance crew member, or other public safety officer killed on duty can ask their Representative or Senator for a flag flown over the Capitol and a sympathy certificate, given free and signed by the Speaker and the Representative, or by the President pro tempore and the Senator.
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Title 2, §1881a
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(a)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)A Capitol-flown flag provided under this section shall be provided at no cost to the family.
(c)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
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60