---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 108"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "108"
heading: "Constitution Week"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/108"
units:
  - "Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies"
  - "Part A — Observances and Ceremonies"
  - "Chapter 1 — Patriotic and National Observances"
---

# §108. Constitution Week


The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—

- (1) designating September 17 through September 23 as Constitution Week; and
- (2) inviting the people of the United States to observe Constitution Week, in schools, churches, and other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1256.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 108 | 36:159. | Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 875, 70 Stat. 932. |