<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> 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>
when did 9/11 start being called patriot day
when did 9/11 start being called patriot day
September 11 , 2002
September 11 , 2002