Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7659

National Parks: Pride Flag Display Authorization

To designate the Pride flag as an authorized flag eligible for display at units of the National Park System, to express the sense of Congress that the Pride flag should be on display at the Stonewall National Monument in the State of New York, and for other purposes.

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Part of: Pride Flag Display at National Parks

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This bill would officially list the Pride flag as a flag that can be flown at any National Park site across the country. It makes the flag an authorized symbol for display on federal park lands.
The proposal specifically focuses on the Stonewall National Monument in New York City. It states that the Pride flag should be displayed there to honor the 1969 uprising that sparked the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
The bill also formally criticizes the decision to remove the Pride flag from the Stonewall site in the past. It argues that the flag is a key part of the history the monument is meant to tell.
While the bill does not require every park to fly the flag, it removes legal hurdles for park managers who want to display it. This would ensure that the flag can be part of official displays at sites with LGBTQ historical significance.

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Feb 24, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Feb 24, 2026

Introduced in House

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S. 3911Related bill

A bill to designate the Pride flag as an authorized flag eligible for display at units of the National Park System, to express the sense of the Senate that the Pride flag should be on display at the Stonewall National Monument in the State of New York, and for other purposes.

Feb 25 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.