Title 4, Flag and Seal; Seat of Government; StatesRelease 119-102
§2 Same; Additional Stars
Title 4 › CHAPTER 1 — THE FLAG › § 2
Summary
Add one star to the flag when a new state joins the Union, and that star becomes official on the next Fourth day of July.
Full Legal Text
Title 4, §2
Flag and Seal; Seat of Government; States, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
On the admission of a new State into the Union one star shall be added to the union of the flag; and such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July then next succeeding such admission.
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Citation
4 U.S.C. § 2
Title 4, Flag and Seal; Seat of Government; States
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102