HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2927        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3700

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and Tram T. Nguyen

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to recognizing the flag of the Vietnamese National Army as the official flag of the Vietnamese American community in Massachusetts.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/17/2019

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

2/1/2019

Nick Collins

First Suffolk

1/23/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

1/29/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2927        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3700

By Representatives LeBoeuf of Worcester and Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3700) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, Tram T. Nguyen and others relative to recognizing the flag of the Vietnamese National Army as the official flag of the Vietnamese American community in the Commonwealth.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to recognizing the flag of the Vietnamese National Army as the official flag of the Vietnamese American community in Massachusetts.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 2 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 64. The flag of the Vietnamese American Community of Massachusetts, who fled their beloved nation of Vietnam due to the invasion of communism in 1975, shall be the South Vietnam Heritage Flag as adopted by said nation on June 14, 1949. Such flag is yellow with 3 red stripes running horizontally across the center.