HR 6346 United States House · 119th Congress

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.

This bill prevents the Coast Guard Commandant from issuing any guidance that would allow more hate symbols or flags than the current 2025 policy memo ("Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order Prohibiting Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags"). It directly requires all Coast Guard rules on this issue to remain as strict as the existing memo (COMDTINST 12750.4), prohibiting any relaxation of the current standards. The key mechanism is a direct prohibition on issuing "less restrictive" guidance, locking in the current enforcement approach. This policy change affects how the Coast Guard enforces restrictions on hate symbols within its operations, maintaining the existing rule without allowing future easing.
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Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action Feb 2, 2026
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Feb 2, 2026
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
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Dec 1, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Dec 1, 2025
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Ritchie Torres
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