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S3348 2026 -- S 3348 ======== LC006467 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ 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 1 WHEREAS, June 14th is observed as Flag Day each year to commemorate the adoption 2 of the United States Flag by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777; and 3 WHEREAS, 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and is the 4 249th anniversary of our nation s adoption of the United States Flag; and 5 WHEREAS, The first national observance of Flag Day took place 100 years after the 6 original resolution, on June 14, 1877; and 7 WHEREAS, President Woodrow Wilson issued a 1916 proclamation for the national 8 observance of Flag Day on the 14th of June; and 9 WHEREAS, On August 3, 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of 10 Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman; and 11 WHEREAS, The Congress, by Joint Resolution, requested that the President issue an 12 annual proclamation calling for its observance and for the display of the flag of the United States 13 on all Federal Government buildings; and 14 WHEREAS, The Congress also requested by a Joint Resolution, approved on June 9, 15 1966, that the President annually issue a proclamation designating the week in which June 14 16 occurs as National Flag Week and called upon all citizens of the United States to display the 17 flag during the week; and 18 WHEREAS, The custom of issuing a Presidential Proclamation to hoist the flag with 19 pride continues to this day; and 1 WHEREAS, The American Flag embodies the enduring spirit of our country, symbolizes 2 the principles for which our Republic stands, and acts as a beacon of freedom, hope, and 3 opportunity wherever it is flown; now, therefore be it 4 RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby recognizes and 5 celebrates June 14, 2026, as National Flag Day in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further 6 RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to 7 transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the National Flag Day Foundation. ======== LC006467 ======== LC006467 - Page 2 of 2
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