Federal · Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
36 U.S.C. § 124: National Freedom Day
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The President may issue each year a proclamation designating February 1 as National Freedom Day to commemorate the signing by Abraham Lincoln on February 1, 1865 , of the joint resolution adopted by the Senate and the House of Representatives that proposed the 13th amendment to the Constitution.
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