Celebrate Constitution Day: September 17
Every September 17, we celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day to commemorate the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. It recognizes all who are born in the U.S. or become citizens through naturalization.
A little history: On February 29, 1952, by joint resolution (36 U.S.C. 106), Congress officially designated Constitution Day. It begins the first day of Constitution Week, which continues through September 23. Before this law was enacted, the holiday was known as I Am an American Day and Citizenship Day and was celebrated on the third Sunday in May.
In 2004, the law was modified when Senator Robert Byrd passed an amendment to the omnibus spending bill that mandated all publicly funded educational institutions and federal agencies provide educational programming on the history of the American Constitution on that day. The following May, the United States Department of Education announced that this law had been enacted and would apply to any school receiving federal funds of any kind. When the event falls on a weekend or on another holiday, schools and other institutions observe Constitution Day and Citizenship Day on an …
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