Presidential Documents

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Federal Register 

Vol. 86, No. 180 

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 10258 of September 16, 2021 

Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and Constitution 

Week, 2021 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

For 234 years, America’s Constitution has guided our growth, shaped our 

progress, and defined us as a Nation of sacred laws and fundamental values. 

When our democracy is tested, we draw strength from the Constitution 

to see us through. When we look ahead in our uniquely American way— 

restless, bold, and optimistic—our Constitution is the bedrock we build 

upon to make our Nation more equal, more just, and more prosperous 

for all our people. 

American democracy requires our constant care, vigilance, and full participation to determine the course and conscience of our Union. As President, 

I swore an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution, and 

I will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that we uphold and strengthen 

this remarkable system of self-government for future generations ready to 

put their own shoulders to the wheel. 

The Framers of the Constitution understood the extraordinary promise of 

a democratic system of government—a Nation that could be made a ‘‘more 

perfect Union’’ by each passing generation to come. They laid out a set 

of basic principles and equipped the American people with all that was 

necessary to meet the changing needs and values of our country through 

the years. 

For more than two centuries, women and men have struggled and strived 

to make good on the promise of our founding document and to expand 

the promise of America by amending our Constitution in accordance with 

our growth and progress as a Nation—just as the Framers envisioned they 

would. Through Civil War, the fight for universal suffrage, and the heroic 

non-violent resistance of the Civil Rights Movement—from Seneca Falls 

to Selma and countless acts of civic bravery beyond—courageous Americans 

have fought, sacrificed, and changed hearts and minds to deliver the full 

breadth of human dignity to which our Constitution aspires. Fully realizing 

these ideals and attaining justice for all remains an urgent and enduring 

imperative. 

Today, we are in the midst of grave attempts to suppress and subvert 

the right to vote in free and fair elections—the most sacred right in our 

democracy and the very heart of our Constitution. We must continue to 

rebuff these threats to ensure that American democracy remains healthy 

and strong. My Administration is pursuing an all-of-government effort to 

protect and expand the fundamental right to vote and make our democracy 

more equitable and accessible for all Americans. 

I have often said that America is the only Nation founded on an idea. 

Though we have never fully lived up to it, we have never walked away 

from it. We have never stopped striving to fulfill the founding promise 

of our Nation—that all of us are created equal and deserve to be treated 

equally throughout our lives. My Administration is committed to bringing 

us closer to the fulfillment of that promise. 


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To honor the timeless principles enshrined in our Constitution, the Congress 

has, by joint resolution of February 29, 1952 (36 U.S.C. 106), designated 

September 17 as ‘‘Constitution Day and Citizenship Day’’ and authorized 

the President to issue a proclamation calling on United States officials 

to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on 

that day. By joint resolution of August 2, 1956 (36 U.S.C. 108), the Congress 

further requested that the President proclaim the week beginning September 

17 and ending September 23 of each year as ‘‘Constitution Week.’’ 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 17, 2021, 

as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and September 17, 2021, through 

September 23, 2021, as Constitution Week. On this day and during this 

week, we celebrate our Constitution and the rights of citizenship that together 

we enjoy as the people of this proud Nation. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day 

of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of 

the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and 

forty-sixth. 

[FR Doc. 2021–20506 

Filed 9–20–21; 8:45 am] 

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