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Proclamation 9092

Cesar Chavez Day, 2014

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In simple terms

This proclamation designates March 31, 2014, as Cesar Chavez Day, honoring the labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers. It encourages Americans to observe the day with service, community, and education programs but contains no binding policy directives or mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 79 FR 18763

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 79 FR 18763

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Cesar Chavez Day observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim March 31, 2014 as Cesar Chavez Day
  • Encourage Americans to observe with service, community, and education programs

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation of March 31, 2014 as Cesar Chavez Day

Near term (90d)

  • Voluntary observance encouraged for March 31, 2014

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No enforcement mechanism for 'call upon' language; purely hortatory
  • Proclamation conflates commemoration with contemporary policy debates (immigration, minimum wage) without directing action
Proclamation 9092: Cesar Chavez Day, 2014 · Executive Orders