Included here is a list of planned commemorations and organizations.
The Canadian Government marked the bicentennial as a national event.
The U.S. government has had no formal organization or committee to coordinate commemorations of the War of 1812; the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act failed to pass Congress in 2006.
Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill to establish a formal War Of 1812 Bicentennial Commission.
[2] Previous versions of the bill were vetoed repeatedly by Gov.