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Annual Slavery Remembrance Day on August 20th
Designates August 20th as an annual national day to remember and condemn slavery, and requests the President to issue a formal proclamation calling on Americans to observe it with ceremonies and activities.
- Population Scope High The designation and requested observance apply to all Americans, reaching well over 25% of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized, appropriated, or obligated by this resolution.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Low The resolution creates a commemorative designation and requests a presidential proclamation — neither imposes a statutory mandate, prohibition, nor enforceable legal duty on any party.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Congress requests — but does not compel — the President to issue a proclamation, leaving full discretion to the executive on whether and how to act.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low No enforcement mechanism, compliance requirement, or penalty is created; observance is entirely voluntary.
- Temporal Commitment High The annual designation has no expiration date and persists indefinitely until Congress affirmatively acts to repeal it.
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Summary
This resolution designates August 20th as an annual national day to remember and condemn slavery. Congress expresses its condemnation of slavery and encourages public acknowledgment of its historical significance and lasting effects. The resolution also asks the President to issue a formal proclamation calling on Americans to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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Core Policy Mechanism Top 1
Annual Slavery Remembrance Day on August 20th
Designates August 20th as an annual national day to remember and condemn slavery, and requests the President to issue a formal proclamation calling on Americans to observe it with ceremonies and activities.
- Population Scope High The designation and requested observance apply to all Americans, reaching well over 25% of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized, appropriated, or obligated by this resolution.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Low The resolution creates a commemorative designation and requests a presidential proclamation — neither imposes a statutory mandate, prohibition, nor enforceable legal duty on any party.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Congress requests — but does not compel — the President to issue a proclamation, leaving full discretion to the executive on whether and how to act.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low No enforcement mechanism, compliance requirement, or penalty is created; observance is entirely voluntary.
- Temporal Commitment High The annual designation has no expiration date and persists indefinitely until Congress affirmatively acts to repeal it.
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Annual Slavery Remembrance Day on August 20th
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