National Day of Encouragement
U.S. Senate resolutions designated 12 September as National Day of Encouragement in multiple years, including 2008 and 2011.
Date and recurrence
12 September in repeated U.S. Senate resolutions
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / congressional recognition history. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
Sources
- GovInfo — S. Res. 672 (2008)Federal Congressional
- GovInfo — S. Res. 264 (2011)Federal Congressional
Frequently asked questions
When is National Day of Encouragement?
12 September in repeated U.S. Senate resolutions The stored recurrence guidance is: 12 September appears in repeated Senate resolutions; current official status should be rechecked.
Does National Day of Encouragement fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is National Day of Encouragement an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / congressional recognition history. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Day of Encouragement?
The stored designation basis is: U.S. Senate resolutions designated 12 September as National Day of Encouragement in multiple years, including 2008 and 2011.. Supporting provenance includes GovInfo — S. Res. 672 (2008). The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Day of Encouragement international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / congressional recognition history.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.