4 U.S.C. § 4
Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery
United States · Title 4 — FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES · Status: effective
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- 4 U.S.C. § 4, Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/424015
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The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”, should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute. Members of the Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans may render the military salute in the manner provided for persons in uniform.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations".House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to reaffirm the reference to one Nation under God in the Pledge of Allegiance.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally