Services: Flag Requests

Ordering Your Flag

U.S. flags that have been flown over the U.S. Capitol building can be obtained through your Senators and Representatives. These flags can be flown on specific dates to commemorate birthdays, holidays, and other special occasions. Each flag comes with a certificate of authenticity.

To purchase a flag, please print and fill out this form and send it to my Omaha office. Or call (202) 224-6551.

Orders must be received three weeks prior to the requested date the flag is to be flown.

Please allow for six to eight weeks for delivery after the flag is flown.


Flag History
In May of 1776, Betsy Ross reported that she sewed the first American flag. On June 14, 1777 the Continental Congress passed America's first Flag Act in order to establish an official flag for our new nation. "Resolved, That the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, [more]

 

Flag How to's...
To find out the proper use and handling of our flag, explore our flag facts page: