Presidential Documents

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Federal Register 

Vol. 87, No. 115 

Wednesday, June 15, 2022 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 10415 of June 10, 2022 

Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2022 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed a resolution adopting 

a flag for our new Nation—the United States of America. The resolution 

specified 13 alternating red and white stripes with 13 stars on a blue 

field. The stars represented the colonies that declared independence, and 

in the years since, they have grown into 50 United States which comprise 

our great country today. For centuries, mariners looked to the stars to guide 

them across the seas, just as Americans and people across the globe look 

to our flag as a guiding symbol of freedom, opportunity, and hope. On 

Flag Day and during National Flag Week, we celebrate the journey of progress 

represented in our banner and pay tribute to the inspiration it gives Americans at home and abroad. 

Our flag belongs to all Americans, and its red, white, and blue colors 

are woven into a rich tapestry of different cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs 

which connects us and honors our shared history. Old Glory has flown 

around the world in times of war and in times of peace. It has traveled 

to the Moon and to Mars. It has sailed on ships and flown on planes. 

It waves high above the White House, courthouses, post offices, schools, 

and homes across the Nation, and also above our embassies and military 

bases overseas—an enduring beacon of democracy. 

From the Revolutionary War to the modern age, American Service members 

have fought bravely under the symbol of our flag, and those who give 

the last full measure of devotion are wrapped in its broad stripes and 

bright stars as they are laid to rest. We honor those who serve our country 

in uniform and pay homage to those who have made that ultimate sacrifice. 

Every day, the American Flag instills pride—reminding us of the ideals 

upon which our Nation was founded and the values for which we stand. 

As we pledge our allegiance to the Star-Spangled Banner, and the legacy 

it holds in our history, let us continue the work of perfecting our Union 

so that, together, we can deliver the promise of America for all Americans. 

To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, by joint resolution 

approved August 3, 1949, as amended (63 Stat. 492), designated June 14 

of each year as ‘‘Flag Day’’ and requested 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. The Congress also 

requested, by joint resolution approved June 9, 1966, as amended (80 Stat. 

194), that the President issue annually a proclamation designating the week 

in which June 14 occurs as ‘‘National Flag Week’’ and calling upon all 

citizens of the United States to display the flag during that week. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States 

of America, do hereby proclaim June 14, 2022, as Flag Day, and the week 

starting June 12, 2022, as National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate 

officials to display the flag on all Federal Government buildings during 

this week, and I urge all Americans to observe Flag Day and National 

Flag Week by displaying the flag and honoring all of our brave service 

members and revering those who gave their last full measure of devotion 

defending our freedoms. I encourage the people of the United States to 


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observe with pride and all due ceremony those days from Flag Day through 

Independence Day, set aside by the Congress (89 Stat. 211), as a time 

to honor the American spirit, to celebrate our history and the foundational 

values we strive to uphold, and to publicly recite the Pledge of Allegiance 

to the Flag of the United States of America. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of 

June, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12985 

Filed 6–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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