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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 964

Introduced

Rosa Parks Day Act

Sponsor
DTerri A. Sewell· Alabama
Introduced
February 4, 2025
Policy area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.February 4, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 964 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 964

To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, to establish Rosa 
Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.

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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

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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.''.
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