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[Global Network Report] According to a report by ABC on July 29, the "All American Flag Act" has been passed by the U.S. Congress, and it is expected that U.S. President Biden will sign the bill into law on August 1. The bill stipulates that the U.S. government must make the American flags it purchases domestically. The report said that the United States had imported a large number of American flags from overseas, most of which were made in China.

According to US media, the "All American Flag Act" has been passed by the US Congress.

The All American Flag Act reportedly requires that the American flags purchased by the federal government must be made of 100% American materials and must be manufactured entirely in the United States. According to reports, Republican Senator Susan Collins and Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown, who pushed for the legislation, said that in order to respect the meaning of the American flag, the federal government should only use flags that are completely made in the United States. Brown said, "It drives me crazy that the American flags flying at post offices, military bases, and those tragically draped over coffins shipped back to Dover Air Force Base are not made entirely by American workers."

ABC said that for several years, Collins and Brown have been promoting the production of American flags in the United States. Previously, similar bills had passed the Senate but were blocked in the House of Representatives. The report mentioned that in 2017, the United States imported about 10 million American flags, of which 99.5% came from China. The approximately 10 million American flags include all American flags imported into the United States, not just flags purchased by the federal government.

Regarding the "All American Flag Act", American netizens have mixed opinions. Some people support "American flags made in the United States" instead of using American flags "made in China". On the other hand, some American netizens remind people to "pay attention to price increases and supply shortages". Some American netizens also think that energy should not be spent on such things. Some people say, "There are many other things happening in the world, but you have to waste your time on such childish things." One netizen left a message, "Man, I can think of more important things than this."