§ 145. Veterans Day

Statutory text

The President shall issue each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe two minutes of silence on Veterans Day in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the Nation, beginning at—

3:11 p.m. Atlantic standard time;

2:11 p.m. eastern standard time;

1:11 p.m. central standard time;

12:11 p.m. mountain standard time;

11:11 a.m. Pacific standard time;

10:11 a.m. Alaska standard time; and

9:11 a.m. Hawaii-Aleutian standard time.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

2016
Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act
Pub. L. 114–240 § 2(a) · 130 Stat. 974
Enacted · 36 U.S.C. § 145
(Added Pub. L. 114–240, § 2(a), Oct. 7, 2016, 130 Stat. 974.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Added Pub. L. 114–240, § 2(a), Oct. 7, 2016, 130 Stat. 974.)
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Two Minutes of Silence.— Chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 145. Veterans Day “The President shall issue each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe two minutes of silence on Veterans Day in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the Nation, beginning at— “(1) 3:11 p.m. Atlantic standard time; “(2) 2:11 p.m. eastern standard time; “(3) 1:11 p.m. central standard time; “(4) 12:11 p.m. mountain standard time; “(5) 11:11 a.m. Pacific standard time; “(6) 10:11 a.m. Alaska standard time; and “(7) 9:11 a.m. Hawaii-Aleutian standard time.” .

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Added Pub. L. 114–240, § 2(a), Oct. 7, 2016, 130 Stat. 974.)