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Proper Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day shall be observed separately from Inauguration Day, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to ensure that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day are observed on separate dates. Currently, both holidays can fall on the same day in certain years when January 20 (Inauguration Day) falls on a Monday, which coincides with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (the third Monday in January). Under this bill, if Inauguration Day would be observed on the date designated for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, then Martin Luther King, Jr. Day would instead be observed on the Tuesday following the third Monday in January.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
1 cosponsor
Actions (2)
- Mar 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Mar 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 2025
Mr. Barrett (for himself and Mr. Meeks) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day shall be observed separately from Inauguration Day, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Proper Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act”.
SEC. 2. SEPARATE DATES FOR CELEBRATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY AND INAUGURATION DAY.
Section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
“(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if by operation of subsection
(c) Inauguration Day will be observed on the legal public holiday for the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., then the date for the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. under such subsection (a) shall be the Tuesday following the third Monday in January.”. <all>
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