Bill to make American Flags in America heads to President Biden's desk

A bill requiring the federal government to only buy American flags completely made in the country is heading to President Joe Biden's desk for approval.

Introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown, the bill would require flags purchased by the government to be made using only American-made material.

Right now, flags bought by the government are only required to be made using 50% American-made materials, which means the other half is made from materials from other countries like China.

In 2015, the dollar value of U.S. imports of American flags was $4.4 million. Of that amount, $4 million of imported flags came from China. 

in 2017, the U.S. imported 10 million flags, of which almost all of them came from China.

"American flags should be made in America, period," Brown said. "Now, because of our years of effort to pass this bill, American flags the federal government buys will be produced and manufactured in America, by American workers. The President needs to sign this bill into law without delay."