Ashley Moody backs bill to guarantee federally funded American flags are made in the U.S.

U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody is backing federal legislation that would ensure American flags bought with federal dollars stitched, dyed and sewn entirely on American soil.

Moody is supporting a new bill called The Make American Flags in America Act^[1], which is an offshoot of the All-American Flag Act^[2] approved last year. The intent of the original measure was to block any federal funds from being spent on American flags unless they are made and manufactured in America, with a few exceptions.

The latest measure closes loopholes from the previous measure, she said, after the All-American Flag Act was approved a year ago.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, proposed the new bill. It’s focused mainly on technicalities that allowed for some exemptions for purchases of American flags by federal agencies. The new measure provides additional elements stipulating what federal agencies the measure applies to among some other modifications.

“In this country, we have so much to be proud of. Let’s make sure American flags are American made!” Moody said in a news release^[3] Tuesday.

The details of the original law approved in 2024 are specific.

“The term ‘made in the United States’ means 100% manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been 100% produced or manufactured in the United States,” the bill says.

The latest Senate measure also prohibits federal organizations from displaying American flags that are manufactured in foreign lands.

“A federal agency may not display a flag of the United States on federal property unless such flag has been made in the United States,” the wording of the proposed legislation states. “Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to a federal agency may not be used for the procurement of a flag of the United States unless such flag has been made in the United States.”