HB 701 — An Act amending the act of March 4, 1970 (P.L.128, No.49), entitled "An act granting to the Governor of the Commonwealth the sole authority for regulating the display of the flag of the United States from any public ground or building and from any ground or building of certain other institutions," further providing for display of flag.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-24
Latest action: — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 24, 2025
Sponsors
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — sponsor · 2025-02-24
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Tina Pickett (R, PA-110) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Kristin Marcell (R, PA-178) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Milou Mackenzie (R, PA-131) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Jacob D. Banta (R, PA-4) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Russ Diamond (R, PA-102) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Andrew Kuzma (R, PA-39) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Craig T. Staats (R, PA-145) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Steven C. Mentzer (R, PA-97) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Dane Watro (R, PA-116) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Robert Leadbeter (R, PA-109) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
- Jamie Walsh (R, PA-117) — cosponsor · 2025-02-24
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 24, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0721 · 1,759 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 721
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 701
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ZIMMERMAN, JAMES, PICKETT, HAMM, MARCELL,
M. MACKENZIE, BANTA, DIAMOND, KUZMA, STAATS, KAUFFMAN,
SCIALABBA, MENTZER, GILLEN AND WATRO, FEBRUARY 24, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 24, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 4, 1970 (P.L.128, No.49), entitled "An
2 act granting to the Governor of the Commonwealth the sole
3 authority for regulating the display of the flag of the
4 United States from any public ground or building and from any
5 ground or building of certain other institutions," further
6 providing for display of flag.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of March 4, 1970 (P.L.128,
10 No.49), entitled "An act granting to the Governor of the
11 Commonwealth the sole authority for regulating the display of
12 the flag of the United States from any public ground or building
13 and from any ground or building of certain other institutions,"
14 is amended by adding a subsection to read:
15 Section 1. * * *
16 (a.1) Each flag of the United States that is subject to the
17 authority of the Governor of the Commonwealth under subsection
18 (a) shall be manufactured in the United States.
19 * * *
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House State Government Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew Kuzma (R, state_lower PA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Craig T. Staats (R, state_lower PA-145) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Dane Watro (R, state_lower PA-116) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jacob D. Banta (R, state_lower PA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jamie Walsh (R, state_lower PA-117) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Kristin Marcell (R, state_lower PA-178) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Milou Mackenzie (R, state_lower PA-131) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Robert Leadbeter (R, state_lower PA-109) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Russ Diamond (R, state_lower PA-102) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Steven C. Mentzer (R, state_lower PA-97) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Tina Pickett (R, state_lower PA-110) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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