MI SR0152

Recognizes June 14, 2022, as Flag Day in Michigan, commemorating the 1777 establishment of the United States flag by the Second Continental Congress.

Commemorates the 68th anniversary of the addition of the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance, which was signed into law by President Dwight Eisenhower on June 14, 1954.

References Michigan Congressman Louis C. Rabaut's House Joint Resolution 243, introduced April 20, 1953, which led to the phrase's addition to the pledge to alert Americans to the true meaning of their country and form of government.

Notes the Knights of Columbus first recited the phrase "under God" within the Pledge of Allegiance in 1951 at the opening of their meetings.

Honors Michigan Congressional members who sponsored the legislation that added "under God" to the nation's Pledge of Allegiance.