36 U.S.C. § 124 (2024)
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National Freedom Day
Official statutory text
The President may issue each year a proclamation designating February 1 as National Freedom Day to commemorate the signing by Abraham Lincoln on February 1, 1865, of the joint resolution adopted by the Senate and the House of Representatives that proposed the 13th amendment to the Constitution.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
124
36:156.
June 30, 1948, ch. 755, 62 Stat. 1150.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
124
36:156.
June 30, 1948, ch. 755, 62 Stat. 1150.
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