Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§124 National Freedom Day
Title 36 › Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part A — Observances and Ceremonies › CHAPTER 1 — PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES › § 124
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Annually the President can name Feb. 1 National Freedom Day for Lincoln's Feb. 1, 1865 13th Amendment signing.
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Title 36, §124
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 12436:156.June 30, 1948, ch. 755, 62 Stat. 1150.
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36 U.S.C. § 124
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102