Memorial Day Moment of Silence Act

Bill: 113-s-1648
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]
Introduced: 2013-11-05
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2013-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-11-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Memorial Day Moment of Silence Act - Directs the President to issue an annual proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe two minutes of silence on Memorial Day, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Atlantic standard time, in honor of the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces throughout the history of the United States.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1648 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 5, 2013 Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Manchin , and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence each Memorial Day.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Memorial Day Moment of Silence Act . 2. Observance of Memorial Day (a) Two minutes of silence Chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 145. Memorial Day The President shall issue each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe two minutes of silence on Memorial Day in honor of the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces throughout the history of the United States, beginning at— (1) 3:00 p.m. Atlantic standard time; (2) 3:00 p.m. eastern daylight time; (3) 2:00 p.m. central daylight time; (4) 1:00 p.m. mountain daylight time; (5) 12:00 p.m. mountain standard time for states that do not observe daylight saving time; (6) 12:00 p.m. Pacific daylight time; (7) 11:00 a.m. Alaska daylight time; (8) 10:00 a.m. Hawaii-Aleutian daylight time; and (9) 9:00 a.m. Hawaii-Aleutian standard time for areas that do not observe daylight saving time. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 145. Memorial Day. .