A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to designate July 20 as Lunar Landing Day.
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Passed
Latest Action · July 23, 2026
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4273-4274; text: CR S4273-4274)
This bill officially designates July 20 as "Lunar Landing Day" in recognition of the first human landing on the Moon, which occurred on that date in 1969. It amends title 36 of the United States Code, which lists federally recognized commemorative days, to add this new observance alongside existing ones like Flag Day and Constitution Day. The designation is largely symbolic: it encourages citizens, organizations, and government entities at all levels to mark the day through proclamations, educational programs, and other activities celebrating the moon landing and promoting continued American leadership in space exploration. The bill does not create any new federal holiday, mandate specific actions, or allocate funding. Most of the bill's text involves technical renumbering and reorganizing of the existing list of commemorative days in the U.S. Code to properly insert this new section.
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