Memorial Day Moment of Silence Act

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.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1648 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1648

  To amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage the nationwide 
        observance of two minutes of silence each Memorial Day.


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                   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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage the nationwide 
        observance of two minutes of silence each Memorial Day.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Memorial Day Moment of Silence 
Act''.

SEC. 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:
``Sec. 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.''.
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