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Proc 9914ProclamationTrump 45 · RCeremonial

Proclamation 9914

Honoring the Victims of the Tragedies in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio

This proclamation orders U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff at the White House, all federal buildings and grounds, military posts, naval stations, and embassies abroad until sunset on August 8, 2019, to honor victims of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas (August 3, 2019) and Dayton, Ohio (August 4, 2019). The document contains no policy directives beyond this commemorative flag order.

Federal Register Open PDF 84 FR 38847

Impact dates

  1. flags return to full-staff at sunset

Key directives

  • U.S. flags flown at half-staff at White House and all public buildings/grounds until sunset, August 8, 2019
  • U.S. flags flown at half-staff at all embassies, legations, consular offices, and military/naval facilities abroad for same duration

Timeline

Immediate

  • flags ordered to half-staff upon signing (August 4, 2019)

Near term (90d)

  • flags remain at half-staff through sunset August 8, 2019

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • proclamation's narrow scope limits potential for policy controversy; timing during national mourning period typically reduces partisan friction
Proclamation 9914: Honoring the Victims of the Tragedies in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio · Executive Orders