2021 National Day of Unity

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National Day of Unity, 2021
Presidential proclamation
Signed by Joe Biden
SignedJanuary 20, 2021 (2021-01-20)

National Day of Unity, 2021 was the first Presidential proclamation signed by President Joe Biden.

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History

A presidential proclamation is a statement issued by a president on a matter of public policy, issued under specific authority granted to the President by Congress and typically on a matter of widespread interest. [1] Executive orders, Presidential memoranda, and Presidential proclamations are compiled by the Office of the Federal Register (within the National Archives and Records Administration) and is printed by the Government Printing Office which are published daily, except on federal holidays. A free source to get a copy of these documents is the Federal Register that contains government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices. [2] There are no copyright restrictions on the Federal Register; as a work of the U.S. government, it is in the public domain. [3]

National Day of Unity, 2021 was proclaimed on January 20, 2021, for Biden's presidential inaugural address. [4]

National Day of Unity

The proclamation [5] [6] [7] is as follows:

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  2. 44 U.S.C.   § 1505
  3. 1 CFR 2.6 ; "Any person may reproduce or republish, without restriction, any material appearing in any regular or special edition of the Federal Register."
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