---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 112"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "112"
heading: "Honor America Days"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/112"
units:
  - "Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies"
  - "Part A — Observances and Ceremonies"
  - "Chapter 1 — Patriotic and National Observances"
---

# §112. Honor America Days

- (a) **Designation.—** The 21 days from Flag Day through Independence Day is a period to honor America.
- (b) **Congressional Declaration.—** Congress declares that there be public gatherings and activities during that period at which the people of the United States can celebrate and honor their country in an appropriate way.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1257.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 112(a) | 36:157b (words before comma). | June 13, 1975, Pub. L. 94–33, 89 Stat. 211. |
| 112(b) | 36:157b (words after comma). |  |