---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 125"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "125"
heading: "National Grandparents Day"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/125"
units:
  - "Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies"
  - "Part A — Observances and Ceremonies"
  - "Chapter 1 — Patriotic and National Observances"
---

# §125. National Grandparents Day


The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—

- (1) designating the first Sunday in September after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day; and
- (2) calling on the people of the United States and interested groups and organizations to observe National Grandparents Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1259.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 125 | 36:142b. | Sept. 6, 1979, Pub. L. 96–62, 93 Stat. 410. |