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4 U.S.C. § 2

Same; additional stars

United States · Title 4 — FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES · Status: effective

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4 U.S.C. § 2, Same; additional stars, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/424013
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On the admission of a new State into the Union one star shall be added to the union of the flag; and such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July then next succeeding such admission.

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