	The Presidential Inauguration

The next public inauguration ceremony is to take place on January 21, 2013. The 20 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states, "The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20 th day of January ...," but when January 20 falls on a Sunday, following historic precedent, the public ceremony is held on the following Monday. The White House will organize a private swearing-in on January 20. Funding for the 2009 Inauguration and Festivities

Public Funding
In 2009, public funds supported the inaugural swearing-in ceremony, security, maintenance, construction, bleachers, fencing, and cleanup. Determining the total costs of an inauguration, however, is difficult. Also included is a link to "Facts & Firsts," which provides historical information on past presidential inaugurations from George Washington to Barack H. Obama. Inaugural Cavalcade .
On January 20, 2013, President Barack Obama is to be sworn in for his second term. Because January 20 is on a Sunday, however, the ceremonial swearing-in and public inaugural ceremonies will take place on Monday, January 21, 2013.
This report responds to a variety of questions relating to the presidential inauguration: legislation concerning the inauguration; inauguration day as a federal holiday; the major costs of the 2009 inauguration; the expenditures of recent inaugural festivities (private funding only provided); historical facts on past presidential inaugurations; the various inaugural committees supporting the inauguration; and historical information on the parade, the swearing-in, and other events.