36 U.S.C. § 119 (2024)
This is the official text of 36 U.S.C. § 119 (2024), part of Federal (US Code)’s United States Code — the codified general and permanent federal statutes of the United States, organized into more than 50 numbered titles by subject.
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National Day of Prayer
Official statutory text
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.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
119
36:169h.
Apr. 17, 1952, ch. 216, 66 Stat. 64; May 5, 1988, Pub. L. 100–307, 102 Stat. 456.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
119
36:169h.
Apr. 17, 1952, ch. 216, 66 Stat. 64; May 5, 1988, Pub. L. 100–307, 102 Stat. 456.
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