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This is a presidential proclamation — a formal, ceremonial statement issued by the President and published in the Federal Register (Proclamation 10897, signed February 17, 2025). It marks President George Washington’s Birthday and directs that February 17, 2025, be recognized as a “reserved holiday” commemorating that occasion.
Concretely, the document proclaims February 17, 2025, as a reserved holiday commemorating George Washington’s Birthday. It is issued under the President’s authority from the Constitution and federal law, and is signed and dated February 17, 2025, then filed and published February 25, 2025. The text does not create any new program, funding, deadline, rule, or legal requirement — the operative action is the ceremonial designation of the day itself. Most of the proclamation consists of historical and commemorative language about Washington rather than any directive.
As a commemorative proclamation, it is addressed to the nation as a whole rather than to any specific agency, group, or individual. It imposes no obligations, benefits, or restrictions on any person or organization; its effect is symbolic recognition of the day.