Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-110
§147 Choose Respect Day
Title 36 › Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part A — Observances and Ceremonies › CHAPTER 1 — PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES › § 147
Summary
Choose Respect Day is October 1; people and governments should mark it with events to oppose violence against women.
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Title 36, §147
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Designation.—
October 1 is Choose Respect Day.
(b)Recognition.—
All private citizens, organizations, and Federal, State, and local governmental and legislative entities are encouraged to recognize Choose Respect Day through proclamations, activities, and educational efforts in furtherance of changing the culture around the tolerance of violence against women.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2023—Pub. L. 118–31 renumbered section 146 of this title, relating to Choose Respect Day, as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after Mar. 15, 2022, see section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as a note under section 6851 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 147
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110