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36 U.S.C. § 111

Gold Star Mother’s Day

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(a)Designation.—The last Sunday in September is Gold Star Mother’s Day.(b)Proclamation.—The President is requested to issue a proclamation calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings, and the people of the United States to display the flag and hold appropriate meetings at homes, churches, or other suitable places, on Gold Star Mother’s Day as a public expression of the love, sorrow, and reverence of the people for Gold Star Mothers.(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1256.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

111(a)

36:148 (words before comma).

June 23, 1936, ch. 736, 49 Stat. 1895.

111(b)

36:147.

36:148 (words after comma).

 

In subsection (b), the text of 36:148 (words after comma) is omitted as unnecessary. The words “Gold Star Mother’s Day” are substituted for “the last Sunday in September” in 36:147 for clarity. The word “American” is omitted as unnecessary.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1958–1990 · leading case: Taxation With Representation of Washington v. Donald T. Regan, 676 F.2d 715 (D.C. Cir. 1982).
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Taxation With Representation of Washington v. Donald T. Regan, 676 F.2d 715 (D.C. Cir. 1982). “The Veterans of Foreign Wars, for example, does not seem to have charter limitations on its political activities, See 36 U.S.C. § 111 et seq. (1976). Indeed, the VFW endorsed a presidential candidate in the 1980 election.”
Stearns v. Vets. of Foreign Wars, 394 F. Supp. 138 (D.D.C. 1975). · cites it 4× “In this action, plaintiff, a female veteran, seeks an order directing defendant Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), a corporation chartered by Act of Congress, 36 U.S.C. § 111 et seq., to reconsider her application for membership in said organization and…”
Morgan v. Vets. of Foreign Wars of United States, 565 N.E.2d 73 (Ill. App. Ct. 5th Dist. 1990). · cites it 2× “The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) was created as a corporation by an act of Congress ( 36 U.S.C. § 111 et seq. ). The following powers were given to the VFW under that Act: "The corporation created by this chapter shall have the following powers: To have…”
Crum v. Vets. of Foreign Wars, 502 F. Supp. 1377 (D. Del. 1980). “36 U.S.C. § 111 . The statute grants the federal parent corporation the power to regulate “subordinate State and Territorial subdivisions.”
Jessie Stearns v. Vets. of Foreign Wars, 500 F.2d 788 (D.C. Cir. 1974). “The VFW is a corporation chartered by Act of Congress, 36 U.S.C. § 111 et seq. The constitution of the VFW limits membership to men who meet the military service requirements.”
Stearns v. Vets. of Foreign Wars, 353 F. Supp. 473 (D.D.C. 1972). · cites it 2× “, is a corporation chartered by Congress, 36 U.S.C. § 111 et seq., whose membership consists of veterans of the armed forces of the United States.”
Dep't of Missouri v. Div. of Emp. Sec., 317 S.W.2d 837 (Mo. Ct. App. 1958). “The referee and the commission found, and the record supports such findings, that the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States was incorporated under the Laws of the United States by a Congressional Charter, on May 28, 1936, 36 U.S.C.A. § 111 et seq.; that this charter…”
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