{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-119","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 119","heading":"National Day of Prayer","body":"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.","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":"3705494c1456b46c0fb5b3cd38d053288fb9f0ee0e0a5fffba6933469d9a8e84","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-118","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}