Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73not60
§110 Flag Day
Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle I— Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part A— Observances and Ceremonies › Chapter 1— PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES › § 110
Summary
June 14 is Flag Day. Each year the President is asked to issue an official notice telling government buildings to display the U.S. flag and urging people to observe that the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes on June 14, 1777.
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Title 36, §110
Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)June 14 is Flag Day.
(b)The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
(1)calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Flag Day; and
(2)urging the people of the United States to observe Flag Day as the anniversary of the adoption on June 14, 1777, by the Continental Congress of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 110(a)36:157 (words before 1st comma).Aug. 3, 1949, ch. 385, 63 Stat. 492. 110(b)36:157 (words after 1st comma).
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36 U.S.C. § 110
Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60