To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3283 To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 13, 2019 Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Colum- bia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. FLYING FLAG OF UNITED STATES AT HALF- 3 STAFF IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF THE 4 MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 5 Section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is amend- 6 ed— 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jun 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3283.IH H3283 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3283 IH (1) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘Govern- 1 ment and the Governor of a State, territory, or pos- 2 session,’’ and inserting ‘‘Government, the Governor 3 of a State, territory, or possession, and the Mayor 4 of the District of Columbia,’’; and 5 (2) in the eighth sentence, by striking ‘‘or the 6 Governor of a State, territory, or possession;’’ and 7 inserting ‘‘, the Governor of a State, territory, or 8 possession, or the Mayor of the District of Colum- 9 bia;’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Jun 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3283.IH H3283 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS