Special Order, flag provision

The 36,000 service men and women from non-state areas of our country deserve to see their home flags flying at welcome home ceremonies, graduations, and other events on military installations. But often our flags are missing. During a “Special Order”, I read messages from constituents, disappointed over the absence of the Northern Marianas flag at these events. Delegates Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Donna Christensen (D-VI), and Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS) joined me in urging adoption of a provision I have inserted in the National Defense Authorization Act to require the display of all state and territorial flags.