Proclamation 2026-12436 explained · Proclamation
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2026
Signed: 2026-06-12 Published: 2026-06-18 Federal Register document: 2026-12436
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Proclamation 2026-12436 says
Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 36961-36962] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-12436] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 117 / Thursday, June 18, 2026 / Presidential Documents [[Page 36961]] Proclamation 11037 of June 12, 2026 Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2026 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On June 14, 1777, the delegates of the Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution declaring ``that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.'' In the 250th year of our glorious Republic, this Flag Day celebrates the American People, whose enduring spirit allows our beloved and timeless tricolor standard to fly as the greatest symbol of freedom, democracy, and sovereign strength the world has ever known. At its inception, the Stars and Stripes symbolized America's fundamental precepts of liberty, justice, and dependence on Almighty God. Our Nation's official banner and the principles that propelled our Founding Fathers to boldly undertake the most consequential act of self-governance of all time have withstood...
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Proclamation on Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2026 (Corrected Version)
To officially designate June 14, 2026 as Flag Day and the week beginning June 7, 2026 as National Flag Week, encouraging Americans to display the flag and participate in patriotic observances.
Bipartisan rationale: Both parties support honoring the flag and national symbols. This corrected proclamation clarifies the constitutional authority (Article II, Section 3) and includes a sunset clause and judicial review path, ensuring it remains a proper executive act without encroaching on legislative prerogatives. Institutional integrity is preserved by explicitly grounding the proclamation in the President's constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, rather than relying on implied powers.
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