36 U.S.C. § 119 — National Day of Prayer

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The President must declare a National Day of Prayer each year. It falls on the first Thursday in May. On it, people may turn to God in prayer, alone or in groups.

This section requires the President to issue a proclamation every year. The proclamation must name the first Thursday in May as the National Day of Prayer. On that day, the statute says the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation. They may do this at churches, in groups, or on their own as individuals.

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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.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.)

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1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-225 · 112 Stat. 1258

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