Patriot Day is held on September 11 each year. Owing to its significance, many simply refer to Patriot Day by its date: September 11, or 9/11. It is also called the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance.
It is an annual observance, but not a national holiday. Schools and businesses are open as usual. However, it is com-mon for commemorative ceremonies to take place.
As of September 2023, it has been 22 years since the incident took place.
The Patriot Act was created on Oct 26, 2001, in response to the terrorist attack and with the aim of preventing future attacks. The Act had ten sections:
– Enhancing domestic security against Terrorism
– Enhanced surveillance procedures
– International money laundering abatement and anti-terrorist financing act of 2001
– protecting the border
– Removing obstacles to investigating terrorism
– Providing for victims of terrorism, public safety officers, and their families
– Increased information sharing for critical infrastructure protection
– Strengthening the criminal laws against terrorism.
– Improved Intelligence
– Miscellaneous