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Proc 9441ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9441

National Day of Prayer, 2016

This proclamation designates May 5, 2016 as National Day of Prayer, pursuant to Public Law 100-307. It contains religious and civic language encouraging prayer and reflection, but imposes no binding obligations on any government actors or citizens.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 27983

Impact dates

  1. Proclamation takes effect upon signing; May 5, 2016 designated as National Day of Prayer

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect upon signing; May 5, 2016 designated as National Day of Prayer

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy content; purely hortatory and commemorative
  • Contains aspirational foreign policy language on religious freedom without operational directives
Proclamation 9441: National Day of Prayer, 2016 · Executive Orders