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Originally Posted by manaboutown
From the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs website:
The flag is to be flown at half-staff at all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels in the Washington, D.C., area on the day and day after the death of a United States senator, representative, territorial delegate, or the resident commissioner from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It should also be flown at half-staff on all federal facilities in the state, congressional district, territory, or commonwealth of these officials.
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What they say is what is in the flag code. That same section of the flag code also says that the flag can be displayed at half-staff whenever the president declares. It also states that it can be flown “in accordance with recognized customs or practices”. Since Eisenhower’s proclamation in 1954, the custom has been that for Senators, the flag flies at half-staff until internment.