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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 56
Author: Hill (D)
Amended: 8/15/11 in Senate
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 6/13/11
SUBJECT : Relative to the American flag
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution recognizes the 61st anniversary
of National Flag Day, honors the 51st anniversary of the
flying of the current American flag and encourages all
Californians to celebrate the occasion with appropriate
activities.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1. On June 14, 2011, National Flag Day, the 50-star
American flag celebrated its 51st anniversary as the
official Stars and Stripes, representing the longest
period that any fixed flag design has been used; and,
the, flag is a symbol of a country that has grown from
13 colonies to a united nation of 50 sovereign states.
2. Since the first American flag, several congressional
acts and Presidential Executive orders have altered the
shape, design, and arrangement of the flag, and allowed
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for additional stars and stripes to be added to reflect
the admission of each new state.
3. For more than two centuries, the American flag has been
a banner of hope for generation after generation of
Americans; and, despite the numerous designs of the
American flag, they have all stood for the United States
Constitution, the American way of life, our collective
past achievements, and our dreams for the future.
This resolution recognizes the 61st anniversary of National
Flag Day, honors the 51st anniversary of the flying of the
current American flag, and encourages all Californians to
celebrate the occasion with appropriate activities.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
MEL:mw 9/8/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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