BILL ANALYSIS �
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
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As Amended August 15, 2011
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: | |(June 13, 2011) |SENATE: |40-0 |(September 8, |
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(adopted by unanimous vote)
Original Committee Reference: RLS.
SUMMARY : 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.
The Senate amendments :
1)Describe the events that established the observance of of Flag
Day in 1916, and the designation of June 14th of every year as
National Flag Day in 1949.
2)Make technical corrections.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1)On June 4, 2011, the 50-star American flag will celebrate 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 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
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have all stood for the United States Constitution, the
American way of life, our collective past achievements, and
our dreams for the future.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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