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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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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, 2026 AS "NATIONAL FLAG DAY" IN

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senator E Morgan

     Date Introduced: June 04, 2026

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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

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

     WHEREAS, 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and is the

249th anniversary of our nation's adoption of the United States Flag; and

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

original resolution, on June 14, 1877; and

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

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

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

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

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

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

on all Federal Government buildings; and

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

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

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

flag during the week; and

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

pride continues to this day; and

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

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

opportunity wherever it is flown; now, therefore be it

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

celebrates June 14, 2026, as "National Flag Day" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further

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

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

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