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Proclamation 11042
Death of Senator Lindsey Graham
Signed July 13, 2026, printed at 91 FR 45167. 183 words.
This orders flags to fly at half-staff. It honors Senator Lindsey Graham, who has died. Flags stay down until the evening of July 18, 2026.
What It Says
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service of Senator Lindsey Graham, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until 6:00 p.m. on July 18, 2026. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifty- first.
What a Proclamation Is
A proclamation speaks to the country rather than to the government. Most mark a day or an occasion; some carry real legal effect, and the tariff proclamations are the ones that do.
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