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The policy of issuing proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events is in 1 CFR Section 19.4, which allows for the responsibility for the preparation and presentation of proposed proclamations calling for the observance of special days, or events to the Director of Management and Budget to such agencies as deemed appropriate.
Proclamations are also used, often contentiously, to grant presidential pardons. Recent notable pardon proclamations are Gerald Ford's pardon of former President Richard Nixon (1974), [6] Jimmy Carter's pardon of Vietnam War draft evaders (Proclamation 4483, 1977), [7] and George W. Bush's clemency of Scooter Libby's prison sentence (2007). [8]
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. [3]
In English law, a proclamation is a formal announcement ("royal proclamation"), made under the great seal, of some matter which the King-in-Council or Queen-in-Council desires to make known to his or her subjects: e.g., the declaration of war, or state of emergency, the statement of neutrality, the summoning or dissolution of Parliament, or the bringing into operation of the provisions of some ...
What is a proclamation? A proclamation is a form of presidential directive that calls for a specific action from citizens or government officials. Similar to executive orders, proclamations are ...
Hours before Super Bowl LIX kickoff, President Trump signed a proclamation declaring February 9th as "Gulf of America Day" while flying over the newly named gulf.
United States presidents issue presidential proclamations (in addition to other executive actions) to make statements on issues of public policy. As of February 11, 2025, Donald Trump has signed a total of 11 presidential proclamations during his second term, since January 2025.
Proclamation declaring an ‘invasion’ and restricting entry into the U.S. Trump claimed the U.S. is facing an “invasion” due to the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border in an executive ...