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Corporate BenefitsThe White House, State Department, and Pentagon could only show U.S.-grown flowers — no change for most people.
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The White House, the State Department, and the Pentagon could show only American-grown cut flowers and greenery. Imports supply about 80 percent of cut flowers sold here today. So these agencies would buy more from American farms.
American-grown means grown in any state, in Washington, D.C., in a U.S. territory, or on land run by a federally recognized tribe. Growers in all those places could supply the three buildings.
More about this bill
Most people would see no change in daily life. The rule here covers flower displays in three federal buildings, not homes or stores. Three places would be covered: the White House, the State Department, and the Pentagon. Cut flowers and greenery shown in their public areas would have to be grown in the United States. Growers in any state, in U.S. territories, and on tribal lands would all count. Today about 80 percent of cut flowers sold in the country are imported. Flowers that federal workers buy for their own desks are not covered. The rule would start one year after the bill becomes law. The bill is named for Don Young, the Alaska congressman who died in 2022.
Congressional Summary
Don Young American Grown Act This bill prohibits the official display of a cut flower or green in any public area of a building of the Executive Office of the President, the Department of State, or the Department of Defense unless it is grown in the United States. The prohibition does not apply to any cut flower or green used by a federal officer or employee for personal display.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-07-29
- Date Added
- 2026-03-31
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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