Pride flags banned from flying above U.S. embassies [Video]

It took lawmakers nearly six months into the current budget year to get over the finish line on government funding, the process slowed by conservatives in the House of Representatives who pushed for more policy mandates and steeper spending cuts than a Democratic-led Senate or White House would consider. The impasse required several short-term spending bills to keep government agencies funded.

In the days after the government spending bill was signed into law, some viral social media posts and news headlines claimed a provision within it bans U.S. embassies from flying pride flags. 

THE QUESTION

Does the government spending bill ban U.S. embassies from flying pride flags?

THE SOURCES

THE ANSWER

Yes, a provision in the spending bill bans pride flags from flying over U.S. embassies. But it doesn’t …