Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§144 Patriot Day
Title 36 › Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part A — Observances and Ceremonies › CHAPTER 1 — PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES › § 144
Summary
September 11 is named Patriot Day. Each year the President is asked to issue a proclamation that urges state and local governments and the public to observe the day with fitting programs, asks federal departments and other groups to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff, and asks everyone to observe a moment of silence for those who died in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
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Title 36, §144
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Designation.—
September 11 is Patriot Day.
(b)Proclamation.—
The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation calling on—
(1)State and local governments and the people of the United States to observe Patriot Day with appropriate programs and activities;
(2)all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States and interested organizations and individuals to display the flag of the United States at halfstaff on Patriot Day in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001; and
(3)the people of the United States to observe a moment of silence on Patriot Day in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.
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36 U.S.C. § 144
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110