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Constitution Day 2017
September 15, 2017
In honor of Constitution Day, the 2017 Edition of the Constitution Annotated is Now Available
Labor Day Holiday
August 31, 2017
To be observed on Monday, September 4th this year
Unified Agenda, 2017 Update
August 25, 2017
Now Available - 82 FR 40233 - Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions and the Regulatory Plan
Total Solar Eclipse 2017
August 16, 2017
On Monday, August 21, 2017, North America will be treated to a total solar eclipse of the sun
Shark Conservation
July 25, 2017
Related legislation and regulations
Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Spaceflight and Man's First Moon Walk
July 14, 2017
Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, and on July 20, the lunar module Eagle landed for man’s first moon walk
Memorial Day 2017
May 26, 2017
Designated as a national observance by 36 U.S.C. 116
Anniversary of the Homestead Act of 1862
May 19, 2017
Signed into law on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land
Consolidated Appropriations Acts
May 04, 2017
H.R. 244 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)
217th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Library of Congress
April 24, 2017
On this day in 1800, the Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress