United States Congress (January 25, 1988) by a Joint Resolution of the 100th Congress, declared the first Thursday of each May to be recognized as a National Day of Prayer.
<PUBLIC LAW 100-307-MAY 5, 1988
One Hundredth Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight
AN ACT
To provide for setting aside the first Thursday in May as the date on which the National Day of Prayer is celebrated.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the joint resolution entitled "Joint Resolution to provide for setting aside an appropriate day as a National Day of Prayer," approved April 17, 1952 (Public Law 82-324; 66 Stat. 64), is amended by striking "a suitable day each year, other than a Sunday", and inserting in lieu thereof "the first Thursday in May in each year."
Speaker of the House of Representatives President of the Senate Pro Tempore APPROVED May 5, 1988
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1988US001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). United States Congress, January 25, 1988 in the Second Session of the One Hundredth Congress. Public Law 100-307-May 5, 1988 [Legislative History-S. 1378]; May 5, 1988. 36 USC 169th, Congressional Record, Vol. 134 (1988), Apr.22, considered and passed Senate, May 2, considered and passed House. 102 STAT. 456. Mrs. James Dobson (Shirley), chairman, The National Day of Prayer Information Packet (Colorado Springs, CO: National Day of Prayer Task Force, May 6, 1993). Gary DeMar, America's Christian History: The Untold Story (Atlanta, GA: American Vision Publishers, Inc., 1993), p. 53. Courtesy of Bruce Barilla, Christian Heritage Week Ministry (P.O. Box 58, Athens, W.V. 24712; 304-384-7707, 304-384-9044 fax).