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Proclamation 10982 is a ceremonial presidential proclamation issued October 10, 2025, marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States Navy. It designates October 13, 2025 as an official day of commemoration and calls on Americans to observe it with appropriate ceremonies and programs.
The proclamation establishes October 13, 2025 as a named commemorative day for the Navy’s founding, referencing the Second Continental Congress resolution of October 13, 1775. It carries no regulatory changes, no funding directives, no new legal requirements, and no enforcement mechanisms. Its effect is purely symbolic and ceremonial — federal agencies and the public are invited, not required, to hold programs honoring the occasion.
Active-duty and Reserve Navy sailors and their families are the primary honorees named in the document. Federal agencies may choose to organize ceremonies in response to the call, and the general public is invited to participate in commemorative activities, though no one is legally obligated to act.