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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING JUNE 14, 2023 AS "NATIONAL FLAG DAY" IN

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Senators DeLuca, de la Cruz, Paolino, Rogers, Raptakis, McKenney,
Kallman, Tikoian, Bell, and Burke

     Date Introduced: June 09, 2023

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, June 14th is observed as Flag Day each year to commemorate the adoption

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of the United States Flag by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777; and

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     WHEREAS, The first national observance of Flag Day took place 100 years after the

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original resolution, on June 14, 1877; and

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     WHEREAS, President Woodrow Wilson issued a 1916 proclamation for the national

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observance of Flag Day on the 14th of June; and

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     WHEREAS, On August 3, 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of

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Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman; and

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     WHEREAS, The Congress, by Joint Resolution, requested that the President issue an

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annual proclamation calling for its observance and for the display of the flag of the United States

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on all Federal Government buildings; and

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     WHEREAS, The Congress also requested by a Joint Resolution, approved on June 9,

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1966, that the President annually issue a proclamation designating the week in which June 14

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occurs as "National Flag Week" and called upon all citizens of the United States to display the

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flag during the week; and

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     WHEREAS, The custom of issuing a Presidential Proclamation to hoist the flag with

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pride continues to this day; and

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     WHEREAS, The American Flag embodies the enduring spirit of our country, symbolizes

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the principles for which our Republic stands, and acts as a beacon of freedom, hope, and

 

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opportunity wherever it is flown; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby recognizes and

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celebrates June 14, 2023, as "National Flag Day" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the National Flag Day Foundation.

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