Rep. Strong Introduces Bill Requiring Schools to Recite Pledge and Display American Flags
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. It is considered active, but no further committee hearings or votes have been scheduled at this time.
Department of Education staff would be tasked with enforcing new annual certification requirements, reviewing state reports of noncompliant school districts, and issuing rules or orders against schools that fail to comply. This adds a new enforcement burden on federal education officials.
“The Secretary is authorized and directed to effectuate this section by issuing, and securing compliance with, rules or orders with respect to a local educational agency that fails to certify, or is found to have certified in bad faith”
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
The Promoting American Patriotism In Our Schools Act would require all public schools nationally to display the American flag and start the day with the Pledge of Allegiance. The bill includes an opt-out provision for students and staff, complying with the 1943 Supreme Court Barnette decision.
Rep. Dale Strong introduced the Promoting American Patriotism in Our Schools Act, which mandates that schools receiving federal funding require daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and prominently display the U.S. flag. The bill has received support from 12 Alabama school districts.
Congressman Dale Strong introduced H.R. 1351, the Promoting American Patriotism in Our Schools Act. If passed, it would require all elementary and secondary schools receiving federal funding to start each day with the Pledge of Allegiance and display the American flag in all classrooms.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Promoting American Patriotism In Our Schools Act
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