VA Secretary Doug Collins

There is something missing here that America only recognizes for one day just one day on November 11 each year. The rest lasts or shares an entire month together. But without those who guard 24/7 for that one day to be recognized there would be nothing else not even freedom. Is it time to fix it? Several U.S. federal observances last an entire calendar month (unlike the 11–12 official federal holidays under 5 U.S.C. § 6103, which are single days that typically close government offices).⁠Wikipedia These are designated by Congress (often in Title 36 of the U.S. Code) and usually involve a presidential proclamation calling for public recognition. They do not create paid days off or mandatory closures. Codified full-month (or near-full) observances in Title 36 U.S.C. February: American Heart Month (36 U.S.C. § 101)⁠Wikipedia April: Cancer Control Month (36 U.S.C. § 103) May: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (36 U.S.C. § 102) May: Steelmark Month (36 U.S.C. § 139; recognizes the iron and steel industry) October: National Disability Employment Awareness Month (36 U.S.C. § 121) National Hispanic Heritage Month (36 U.S.C. § 126) is also codified but runs September 15–October 15, not a full calendar month. Other major month-long national/federal observances These are regularly authorized or requested by Congress (via joint resolutions or public laws) and proclaimed annually by the President, even if not permanently listed as standalone Title 36 sections like the ones above: February: Black History Month / African American History Month March: Women’s History Month November: Native American Heritage Month (also called National American Indian Heritage Month or similar variants) Many other awareness months exist (e.g., various health, cultural, or issue-specific ones) via presidential proclamation or agency recognition, but the ones above are the most consistently recognized as federal/national observances lasting the full month. In short, the clearest permanent statutory examples of full-month federal observances are American Heart Month, Cancer Control Month, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, Steelmark Month, and National Disability Employment Awareness Month, with Hispanic Heritage Month as the main multi-month-spanning counterpart.