FEDERAL · 36 U.S.C. · Chapter 1
National Day of Prayer
36 U.S.C. § 119
Title36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Chapter1 — PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES
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36 U.S.C. § 119.
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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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(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.)
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