What This Bill Does
This bill would make Rosa Parks Day a federal holiday. The bill amends Section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, by adding Rosa Parks Day to the list of legal public holidays.
Who It Affects
Not specified in bill text
Key Provisions
• Rosa Parks Day becomes a legal public holiday by adding it to Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, positioned after Thanksgiving Day (Sec. 2)
What Changes
If this becomes law, Rosa Parks Day would be added to the list of federal holidays. Federal employees would receive this day off as a paid holiday.
Important Definitions
None defined
Effective Date
Not specified in bill text
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 308
To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, to establish Rosa
Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 12, 2023
Ms. SEWELL (for herself, Mr. HORSFORD, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. ADAMS, Mr.
ALLRED, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. BROWN, Ms. BUSH,
Mr. CARSON, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr.
CLYBURN, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DAVIS of North
Carolina, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JACKSON of
Illinois, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. LEE of
California, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PAYNE, Ms.
STRICKLAND, Mrs. SYKES, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. TORRES
of New York, and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability
A BILL
To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, to
establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rosa Parks Day Act’’.
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SEC. 2. ROSA PARKS DAY AS A LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
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Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
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amended by inserting after the item relating to Thanks-
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giving Day the following:
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‘‘Rosa Parks Day.’’.
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