36 U.S.C. § 147 — Choose Respect Day

submitted 4 years ago by Pub. L. 117-103 to r/title-36-PATRIOTIC-AND-NATIONAL-OBSERVANCES-CEREMONIES-AND-ORGANIZATIONS · 51 words · no verdicts yet

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This law names October 1 as Choose Respect Day. Private citizens, organizations, and government and legislative bodies at every level are encouraged to recognize the day through proclamations, activities, and education aimed at changing the culture that tolerates violence against women.

(a) Designation. This section names October 1 as "Choose Respect Day." (b) Recognition. All private citizens, organizations, and federal, state, and local government and legislative bodies are encouraged — though not required — to recognize Choose Respect Day. They can do this through proclamations, activities, and educational efforts. The purpose of these efforts is to help change the culture that tolerates violence against women.

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(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.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title XIII, § 1310(b)(1), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 931, § 146; renumbered § 147, Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1804(a)(1)(A)(i), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 686.)

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2022Enacted · Pub. L. 117-103 · 136 Stat. 931
2023Amended · Pub. L. 118-31 · 137 Stat. 686

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