What is the official name of the U.S. law that permanently established Father’s Day in 1972?

The official name of the U.S. law that permanently established Father’s Day in 1972 is Public Law 92-278.

The law was approved during Richard Nixon’s presidency and signed on April 24, 1972. It designated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day and made the observance permanent rather than dependent on yearly presidential action.

Its formal legislative title is the resolution authorising the President to issue a proclamation designating the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. The commonly used citation, Public Law 92-278, is the concise identifier found in historical references.

The law did not make Father’s Day a paid federal holiday or require businesses to close. It established the national observance and its recurring date, which remains the third Sunday of June in the United States.