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Proc 8514ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8514

National Day of Prayer, 2010

President Obama proclaimed May 6, 2010 as the National Day of Prayer, calling upon Americans to pray or give thanks according to their own faiths and consciences. The proclamation is purely hortatory, with no mandates, funding, or institutional changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 25101

Impact dates

  1. National Day of Prayer observance

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation issued April 30, 2010

Near term (90d)

  • Observance of National Day of Prayer on May 6, 2010

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy content; purely symbolic religious observance
Proclamation 8514: National Day of Prayer, 2010 · Executive Orders