CA SCR150

Recognizes June 14, 2024, as Flag Day in California and encourages citizens to celebrate the symbol of freedom and remember sacrifices made to ensure it

Documents the history of the American flag from its authorization on June 14, 1777, with 13 stripes and stars, through various designs to the current 50-star flag adopted July 4, 1960

Notes that President Wilson proclaimed the first nationwide Flag Day observance on May 30, 1916, and President Truman signed legislation in 1949 designating June 14 as National Flag Day

Highlights the significance of the flag as a symbol of the United States Constitution, American way of life, democracy, and the devotion to freedom, rule of law, and equal rights

References the 50-star flag's 64-year tenure as the official design, representing the longest period any fixed American flag design has been used