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36 U.S.C. § 119

National Day of Prayer

United States · Title 36 — PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS · Status: effective

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36 U.S.C. § 119, National Day of Prayer, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470997
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The President shall issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals.

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 105-225(H.R. 1085)1998-08-12
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally