| R 417 |
| 2023 -- S 1110 Enacted 06/14/2023 |
| 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 |
| 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, 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, 2023, 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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