36 U.S.C. § 124 National Freedom Day

• Library: United States Statutes
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• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)
• Citation: 36 U.S.C. § 124

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.

Cite as 36 U.S.C. § 124

Source: Pub. L. 105-225, 112 Stat. 1259.