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36 U.S.C. § 117

Mother’s Day

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(a)Designation.—The second Sunday in May is 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 on the people of the United States to display the flag at their homes or other suitable places, on Mother’s Day as a public expression of love and reverence for the mothers of the United States.(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1258.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

117(a)

36:142 (words before comma).

May 8, 1914, Pub. R. 25, 38 Stat. 770.

117(b)

36:141.

36:142 (words after comma).

In subsection (b), the text of 36:142 (words after comma) is omitted as unnecessary.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1953–2010 · leading case: Stearns v. Vets. of Foreign Wars, 394 F. Supp. 138 (D.D.C. 1975).
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Stearns v. Vets. of Foreign Wars, 394 F. Supp. 138 (D.D.C. 1975). “§ 116 ; gave the new corporation the exclusive right to the name Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, the corporate seal, emblem and badges adopted by the corporation, 36 U.S.C. § 117 ; provided for a yearly report to Congress of its proceedings, which report “shall…”
Future Farmers of Am. v. Romack, 114 F. Supp. 796 (E.D. Ill. 1953). “36 U.S.C.A. § 117 : “The said corporation shall have the sole and exclusive right to have and to use, in carrying out its purposes, the name ‘Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States’ and the sole and exclusive right to the use of its corporate seal, emblems, and badges as…”
Freedom From Religion Found., Inc. v. Obama, 705 F. Supp. 2d 1039 (W.D. Wis. 2010). “, 36 U.S.C. § 117 (Mother’s Day), or a celebrated historical figure, e.”
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