<P> In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year in memory of the people killed in the September 11 attacks of the year 2001 . </P> <P> In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, President George W. Bush, proclaimed Friday September 14, 2001, as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 . </P> <P> A bill to make September 11 a national day of mourning was introduced in the U.S. House on October 25, 2001, by Rep. Vito Fossella (R - NY) with 22 co-sponsors, among them 11 Democrats and 11 Republicans . The bill requested that the President designate September 11 of each year as Patriot Day . Joint Resolution 71 passed the House by a vote of 407--0, with 25 members not voting . The bill passed the Senate unanimously on November 30 . President Bush signed the resolution into law on December 18 as Pub. L. 107--89 . On September 4, 2002, President Bush used the authority of the resolution to proclaim September 11, 2002, as the first Patriot Day . </P> <P> Original co-sponsors in the House were: </P>

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