36 U.S.C. § 147Chapter 1

§147. Choose Respect Day

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§147. Choose Respect Day

(a) Designation.—October 1 is Choose Respect Day.

(b) Recognition.—All private citizens, organizations, and Federal, State, and local governmental and legislative entities are encouraged to recognize Choose Respect Day through proclamations, activities, and educational efforts in furtherance of changing the culture around the tolerance of violence against women.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023—Pub. L. 118–31 renumbered section 146 of this title, relating to Choose Respect Day, as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after Mar. 15, 2022, see section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as a note under section 6851 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Last amended: December 31, 2024

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