WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senators Ted Cruz and Thom Tillis to announce the introduction of the Make American Flags in America Act to ensure all American flags displayed by a federal agency and purchased using U.S. tax dollars are made in America. The bill also closes a loophole used by Chinese manufactures to make and sell American flags that are fraudulently labeled as American-made.

Senator Rick Scott said “The American flag represents the pride and joy of being an American and the very values of a nation founded upon freedom, democracy and the American dream. Producing an American flag is a privilege that should only be granted to our fellow Americans who believe in the values it represents, not nations like Communist China who seek to destroy the American way of life. Our bill preserves and protects the pride of American-made products and the patriotism of the flag and nation we love. I urge my colleagues to support its quick passage.”

Senator Ted Cruz said, "There is bipartisan agreement that American flags should be produced in America using American materials, but loopholes in existing laws still allow Chinese manufacturers to sell flags, including through fraudulently-branded websites. This bill would close those loopholes. Congress should take it up and expeditiously pass it.”

BACKGROUND

In 2024, Congress passed, and the President signed into law the All-American Flag Act, which prohibits agencies from using funds to procure a U.S. flag unless such flag has been manufactured in the United States from materials that have been U.S. grown, produced, or manufactured. However, loopholes in the law have allowed Chinese companies to sell American flags on e-commerce platforms and falsely label those flags as American-made. The Make American Flags in America Act of 2025 removes an acquisition threshold and requires the FTC to produce a report assessing enforcement.

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