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Proclamations are also used, often contentiously, to grant presidential pardons. Recent notable pardon proclamations are Gerald Ford's pardon of former President Richard Nixon (1974), [6] Jimmy Carter's pardon of Vietnam War draft evaders (Proclamation 4483, 1977), [7] and George W. Bush's clemency of Scooter Libby's prison sentence (2007). [8]
Holidays proclaimed in this way may be considered a U.S. "national observance", but it would be improper to refer to them as "federal holidays". Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code, in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.
These observances differ from federal holidays in that federal employees only receive a day free from work on holidays, not observances. Federal observances that are designated by Congress appear in Title 36 of the United States Code (36 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.). Below is a list of all observances so designated.
Observances in the United States by presidential proclamation. U.S. law provides for the declaration of selected public observances by the President of the United States as designated by Congress or by the discretion of the President.
Proclamation 2039 [11] Declaring Bank Holiday: Declared a bank holiday from March 6 through March 9, 1933, using the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 as a legal basis. [9] The first of four emergencies cited by Senate Report 93-549 (1973) as never having been terminated. [9] Ended September 8, 1939 [12] April 28, 1952 [12] [9] Military ...
Federal Employee Members of Grand Army of the Republic Excused from Duty at Noon, Jan 26, 1907, for Funeral of Russell A. Alger January 25, 1907 501 554½: Authorizing Appointment of Frank P. Nantz as Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Without Regard to Civil Service Rules January 29, 1907 502 555
The Federal Register Act of 1935 required both executive orders and proclamations to be published in the Federal Register, with few exceptions. [20] The proper form and routing of executive orders and presidential proclamations has been governed since 1962 by E.O. 11030, as amended. [21] [22]
Executive orders, presidential memoranda, and presidential proclamations on the White House's official website; GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) - Bulk Data, Download multiple issues of the Federal Register or latest Code of Federal Regulations in XML. Executive Office of the President