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Home/Bills/A 3871New York · 2025–2026 Legislative Session
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A 3871: Enacts the "American made flag act" to require that American flags purchased for use by the state government be made in the United States.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified March 24, 2026

What A 3871 does, verified March 24, 2026

The American Made Flag Act aims to promote the use of American-made flags in the state government. The act requires flags purchased and displayed at public buildings to be made in the United States from American materials. Only flags that are 100% manufactured in the US, from materials grown, produced, or manufactured in the US, can be used by the state government. The act takes effect 180 days after it becomes a law.

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Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Michael NovakhovMatthew SlaterPhilip PalmesanoJarett GandolfoDavid DiPietroStephen HawleyJoe AngelinoJoe DeStefanoRobert Smullen
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Jan. 07, 2026referred to governmental operations
Jan. 30, 2025referred to governmental operations
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 30, 2025 · 303 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3871 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the executive law, in relation to enacting the "American made flag act" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "American made flag act". 3 § 2. Section 165 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new 4 subdivision 10 to read as follows: 5 10. Flags. Only flags, regardless of size, that are one hundred 6 percent manufactured in the United States, from articles, materials, or 7 supplies, one hundred percent of which are grown, produced or manufac- 8 tured in the United States, may be purchased for use by the state 9 government. For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "flag" shall 10 have the same meaning as provided in subdivision one of section four 11 hundred one of the executive law. 12 § 3. Section 403 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 13 subdivision 22 to read as follows: 14 22. All flags purchased and displayed at any public building shall be 15 made in the United States from American materials, as provided in subdi- 16 vision ten of section one hundred sixty-five of the state finance law. 17 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 18 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03318-01-5 
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