Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2021

This proclamation designates June 14, 2021 as Flag Day and the week of June 13-19, 2021 as National Flag Week. It directs federal officials to display the flag on all federal government buildings during National Flag Week and urges Americans to display the flag and observe the period from Flag Day through Independence Day with pride and ceremony.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 31903

Impact dates

Jul 4, 2021
Independence Day; end of period for honoring American spirit
Jun 14, 2021
Flag Day
Jun 13, 2021
National Flag Week begins; federal flag display starts

Key directives

Display the flag on all Federal Government buildings during National Flag Week (week starting June 13, 2021)
Urge all Americans to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by displaying the flag
Encourage observation with pride and ceremony from Flag Day through Independence Day
Encourage public recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance

Who is ordered

appropriate officials · unspecified federal agencies

Timeline

Immediate

Flag Day designation (June 14, 2021)
National Flag Week designation (week of June 13, 2021)
Federal building flag display requirement takes effect

Near term (90d)

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Long term

Annual recurring observance (Congress has required annual presidential proclamation since 1949)

Risks & tensions

None flagged.