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.
Pride Flag Display at National Parks
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Key Points
- This bill would officially make the Pride flag an authorized flag that can be flown at any National Park in the United States. This change would give park officials the legal green light to display the flag on federal park property.
- A major part of the bill focuses on the Stonewall National Monument in New York. It states that the Pride flag should be displayed there to honor the 1969 uprising, which was a key moment in the fight for LGBTQ rights.
- The bill also formally criticizes the recent removal of the Pride flag from the Stonewall site. It expresses the Senate's position that the flag should be restored to the monument to recognize the site's historical importance to the LGBTQ community.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
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.
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