HR 964 — Rosa Parks Day Act

Summary

This bill designates Rosa Parks Day as a federal legal public holiday by amending title 5, United States Code, section 6103. Rosa Parks Day would be inserted into the list of federal holidays immediately after Thanksgiving Day. If enacted, the day would become an official federal holiday on which federal employees receive paid time off and federal offices are closed.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)

71 cosponsors

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI)
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
Rep. Bynum, Janelle [D-OR-5] (D-OR)
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA)
Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL)
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD)
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA)
Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN)
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY)
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA)
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA)
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY)
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX)
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Terri A. Sewell’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

NULL $16,100
GRAIL $15,700
CHARTER BROKERAGE LLC $10,850
ROCKY RESEARCH $9,900
CHARTER BROKERAGE $8,800

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Terri A. Sewell → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

Feb 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
Feb 4, 2025 Introduced in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 4, 2025

Ms. Sewell (for herself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Figures, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Adams, Mr. Amo, Ms. Brown, Ms. Bynum, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Landsman, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Ross, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Brownley, and Ms. Omar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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 Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Rosa Parks Day Act”.

SEC. 2. ROSA PARKS DAY AS A LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to Thanksgiving Day the following: “Rosa Parks Day.”. <all>

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