Pursuant to Section 111 of Division J of Public Law 108-447, the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005" (12/8/2004), 118 Stat 2809, 3344-45 (Section 111), educational institutions receiving Federal funding shall hold an educational program for all students served by the institution which commemorates the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America held on Sept. 17, 1787. Constitution Day and Citizenship Day will be held on Sept. 17 of each year (exceptions: when Sept. 17 falls on a Saturday or Sunday or a holiday, the Constitution Day and Citizenship Day program shall be held during the preceding or following week).
Several informational resources are listed below:
- Libraries of Cogress' repositories for Constitutional documents and information
- The National Archives document scan and transcription of the U.S. Constitution.
In addition, the National Archives has a nationwide network of research facilities, including presidential libraries that welcome students as young as 14 years of age. Click here for more information about the facilities (by region and state). - U.S. Constitution Commentary & History.
- A notice of implementation of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day under the U.S. Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement was published in the Federal Register (70 FR 29727). Electronic Access to the regulatory notice from the Office of Innovation and Improvement is available in the Federal Register. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available at GovInfo.gov.