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This is a presidential proclamation (Proclamation 10996, signed December 5, 2025) formally designating December 7, 2025 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. It is a ceremonial declaration issued annually under authority granted by Congress in Public Law 103-308, and it directs specific observance actions.
The proclamation officially marks December 7, 2025 as the named remembrance day for that calendar year. It directs all federal agencies to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff on that date in honor of those who died at Pearl Harbor. It encourages Americans, organizations, and groups to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. No new law, regulation, funding, or permanent policy change is created — the designation itself repeats each year under the existing statute.
All federal agencies are directly instructed to lower flags to half-staff on December 7, 2025. Private organizations, community groups, and individual Americans are encouraged (but not required) to hold ceremonies or other observances on that date.