To prohibit the Commandant of the Coast Guard from issuing guidance that is less restrictive on prohibiting divisive or hate sy...
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Introduced 2025-12-01
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Officially: “To prohibit the Commandant of the Coast Guard from issuing guidance that is less restrictive on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and flags than the memorandum titled "Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order Prohibiting Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags", and for other purposes.” Read the full text
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What it does
The bill would bar the Commandant of the Coast Guard from issuing any new guidance on divisive or hate symbols and flags that is less restrictive than the Coast Guard's November 20, 2025 policy memo, COMDTINST 12750.4. Any future guidance would have to keep the same level of restriction on such symbols or make it stricter, no matter what other law might otherwise allow.
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1Coast Guard policy on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and flags
This section would bar the Commandant of the Coast Guard from issuing any guidance on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and flags that is less restrictive than the Coast Guard memorandum titled "Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order Prohibiting Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags," issued November 20, 2025 (COMDTINST 12750.4). This limit would apply despite any other law that might otherwise let the Commandant issue looser guidance on the topic.
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1. Coast Guard policy on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and flags
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commandant of the Coast Guard may not issue any guidance that is less restrictive on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and flags than the memorandum titled Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order Prohibiting Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags issued on November 20, 2025 (COMDTINST 12750.4).
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The numbers
2%
of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)
1
sponsor, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION OF OREGONvia LONE ROCK STRATEGIES
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. (2026-02-02).