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In response to
"Roger More: Day of death until burial (so for McCain- Sunday) -- nm"
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MDH
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From the Flag Code (text within) that's for a Supreme Court associate justice, a Secretary, a former VP or a Governor. For Members of Congress
Posted by
Roger More (aka rogermore)
Aug 27 '18, 07:31
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(including Senators) it's the day of death and the following day.
The flag shall be flown at half-staff thirty days from the death of the President or a former President; ten days from the day of death of the Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice of the United States, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives; from the day of death until interment of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a Secretary of an executive or military department, a former Vice President, or the Governor of a State, territory, or possession; and on the day of death and the following day for a Member of Congress. As used in this subsection -
(1) the term 'half-staff' means the position of the flag when it is one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff;
(2) the term 'executive or military department' means any agency listed under sections 101 and 102 of title 5; and
(3) the term 'Member of Congress' means a Senator, a Representative, a Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
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