{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-116","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 116","heading":"Memorial Day","body":"(a) Designation.—The last Monday in May is Memorial Day. (b) Proclamation.—The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—(1) calling on the people of the United States to observe Memorial Day by praying, according to their individual religious faith, for permanent peace; (2) designating a period of time on Memorial Day during which the people may unite in prayer for a permanent peace; (3) calling on the people of the United States to unite in prayer at that time; and (4) calling on the media to join in observing Memorial Day and the period of prayer.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 1—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc36@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:24Z","sha256":"355a77e52351d4d7108955b5bcd798ba8b20c1437107990906e823a5f00f6b95","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-115","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}