Sgt. Walter F. Hartnett IV Green Star Veterans Service Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6022 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6022

   To amend title 36, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
 Veterans Affairs to establish a flag for next of kin of veterans who
                            die by suicide.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 12, 2025

Mr. Bresnahan (for himself and Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania) introduced the
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

   To amend title 36, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
 Veterans Affairs to establish a flag for next of kin of veterans who
                            die by suicide.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sgt. Walter F. Hartnett IV Green
Star Veterans Service Act''.

SEC. 2. GREEN STAR SERVICE FLAG FOR NEXT OF KIN OF VETERANS DECEASED AS
              RESULT OF SUICIDE.

    (a) Green Star Service Flag.--Chapter 9 of title 36, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 905. Green Star Service Flag
    ``(a) Designation.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall design
and designate a flag as the Green Star Service Flag to identify next of
kin of covered veterans.
    ``(b) Individuals Entitled To Display Green Star Service Flag.--An
individual who is next of kin of a covered veteran may display the
Green Star Service Flag.
    ``(c) License To Manufacture and Sell.--Any person may apply to the
Secretary for a license to manufacture and sell the designated Green
Star Service Flag. A person that manufactures a Green Star Service Flag
without having first obtained a license or otherwise violates this
section is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not more
than $1,000.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered veteran' means a veteran who died--
                    ``(A) on or after September 11, 2001; and
                    ``(B) as the result of suicide.
            ``(2) The term `next of kin' includes--
                    ``(A) a family member, as that term is defined in
                section 1720K of title 38; and
                    ``(B) any individual specified by the Secretary in
                regulations prescribed pursuant to this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``905. Green Star Service Flag.''.
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