---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 126"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "126"
heading: "National Hispanic Heritage Month"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/126"
units:
  - "Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies"
  - "Part A — Observances and Ceremonies"
  - "Chapter 1 — Patriotic and National Observances"
---

# §126. National Hispanic Heritage Month


The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation—

- (1) designating September 15 through October 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month; and
- (2) calling on the people of the United States, especially the educational community, to observe National Hispanic Heritage Month 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) |
| 126 | 36:169f. | Sept. 17, 1968, Pub. L. 90–498, 82 Stat. 848; Aug. 17, 1988, Pub. L. 100–402, § 1, 102 Stat. 1012. |