Bill Text: TX HR2101 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Commemorating Flag Day 2019.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2101 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2101-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Commemorating Flag Day 2019.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2101 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2101-Introduced.html
86R5625 CJM-D | ||
By: Price | H.R. No. 2101 |
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WHEREAS, The United States adopted the Stars and Stripes as | ||
its official flag on June 14, 1777, and each year, Americans | ||
celebrate the anniversary of that momentous event as Flag Day; and | ||
WHEREAS, Beginning in the late 19th century, proud citizens | ||
contemplated setting aside a special time to reflect on the | ||
significance of their beloved flag; in 1885, a Wisconsin public | ||
school teacher arranged for his students to commemorate "Flag | ||
Birthday" on June 14, and a kindergarten teacher in New York City | ||
took up the cause four years later; the Betsy Ross House in | ||
Philadelphia held Flag Day activities in 1891, and the National | ||
Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of | ||
Pennsylvania soon joined in honoring the flag on the anniversary of | ||
its adoption; within the decade, Chicago hosted a general public | ||
school observance in parks around the city for more than 300,000 | ||
children; and | ||
WHEREAS, President Woodrow Wilson established Flag Day by | ||
proclamation in 1916, advising his fellow Americans to consider it | ||
"a day upon which we should direct our minds with a special desire | ||
of renewal to thoughts of the ideals and principles of which we have | ||
sought to make our great Government the embodiment"; communities | ||
around the country began to celebrate June 14 each year, and in | ||
1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress officially | ||
designating June 14 as National Flag Day; and | ||
WHEREAS, A powerful symbol of freedom and democracy, "Old | ||
Glory" inspires patriotism in the hearts of all Americans, and this | ||
special occasion provides an opportunity for residents of the Lone | ||
Star State to solemnly reflect on the rich history of our nation and | ||
its flag; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate Flag Day, June 14, 2019, and | ||
encourage all Texans to display the American flag. |