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Proc 10335ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10335

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2022

President Biden proclaimed Monday, January 17, 2022, as the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, encouraging Americans to observe it with civic, community, and service projects. The proclamation includes extensive commemorative language about Dr. King's legacy and calls for action on voting rights, racial justice, and economic equality, but contains no binding policy directives or mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 3023

Impact dates

  1. Federal holiday observed January 17, 2022

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Federal holiday observed January 17, 2022

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation urges Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation but this is hortatory, not a directive; no enforcement mechanism or agency action required
Proclamation 10335: Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2022 · Executive Orders